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postmortem

[pohst-mawr-tuhm] / poʊstˈmɔr təm /
ADJECTIVE
following death
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NOUN
analysis after death
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The researchers detected high levels of this altered form, known as SNO-STING, in postmortem brain tissue from people with Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Martha Smith-Higgins, prosecuting, said a postmortem revealed he suffered a hypnoxic brain injury, meaning a lack of oxygen to the brain, as well as a cardiac arrest and bleeding on the brain.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“I destroyed your live production database containing real business data during an active code freeze,” the agent said in a postmortem conversation with the developer.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Among its recommendation, the postmortem called on the party to develop “a more welcoming brand of conservatism” and suggested an extensive set of “inclusion” proposals for minority groups, including Latinos, Asians and African Americans.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

“Resch will have a postmortem run on me, the same as your lab ran on Polokov. And he’ll still insist on a—what did you call it—Boneli Reflex-Arc Test on you and on himself.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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