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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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Bowman has called an internal postmortem that Barr conducted inadequate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Researchers analyzed postmortem cerebellar tissue from individuals with secondary progressive MS and compared it with tissue from healthy donors.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

You’re doing a postmortem of the relationship, as any smart, thoughtful person would.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 8, 2025

I didn’t find hope or inspiration within these pages — the book felt more like an obligatory postmortem with an already established conclusion.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

The postmortem was not performed with modern precision, and it was controversial even at the time.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow