postmortems

noun

an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

discussion of an event after it has occurred

adjective

after death or after an event

occurring or done after death

Roots

postpost- · Latin · after, behind mors-mortem · Latin · death

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