| Main Entry: | postmortem |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | following death |
Synonyms: |
future, later, post-obit, post-obituary, posthumous, postmundane |
| Main Entry: | postmortem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | analysis after death |
Synonyms: |
autopsy, coroner's report, dissection, examination, necropsy, post* |
| Main Entry: | autopsy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | examination of dead body |
Synonyms: |
dissection, necropsy, pathological examination, postmortem |
| Main Entry: | dissection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cutting up, particularly of a dead body |
Synonyms: |
anatomization, anatomy, autopsy, dismemberment, examination, necropsy, operation, postmortem, vivisection |
Antonyms: |
connection, joining, mending, sewing |
| Main Entry: | ex post facto |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | after the fact |
Synonyms: |
attendant, done afterward, post factum, posterior, postmortem, retroactive, retrospective, sequent, subsequent, succeeding |
| Main Entry: | posthumous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | after death |
Synonyms: |
post-mortem, post-obit, post-obituary |