Post-mortem

Pronunciation: /poʊstˈmɔːrtɛm/

Post-mortem (noun)

  1. An examination done after someone has died to find out the cause of death.
  2. A discussion or analysis that happens after an event to understand what went wrong or right.

Examples

  • The doctor performed a post-mortem to determine the cause of death.
  • The team held a post-mortem to discuss what went wrong in the project.

Common collocations: conduct a post-mortem, perform a post-mortem, conduct a post-mortem, hold a post-mortem

Synonyms of Post-mortem

Formal

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