post-mortem
/ˌpəʊst ˈmɔːtəm/noun
उच्चारण पोस्ट मॉर्टम
शव-परीक्षा, पोस्टमार्टम
Core word
noun
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[C]
a medical examination of a dead body to find out the cause of death
शव-परीक्षा, पोस्टमार्टम
- The body was sent for a post-mortem.
- The post-mortem showed that he had died of poisoning.
- The police are waiting for the result of the post-mortem.
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- A post-mortem is usually carried out by a trained doctor.
- The family asked for a second post-mortem.
Synonyms autopsy
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[C] ~ (on sth)
a discussion or examination of something that has happened, especially something that has failed
(किसी असफलता की) बाद में समीक्षा, छानबीन
- The party held a post-mortem on its election defeat.
- The newspaper carried a detailed post-mortem of the failed campaign.
- The coach held a post-mortem on the team's heavy defeat.
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- After the failed launch, the company carried out a thorough post-mortem.
- We held a post-mortem after the exam to see what went wrong.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
⌂Word origin and word building
From Latin post mortem, meaning 'after death'.
यह Latin post mortem से बना है, जिसका अर्थ है 'मृत्यु के बाद'।
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One-word substitution
An examination of a dead body to find the cause of death is a post-mortem or an autopsy.
मृत्यु का कारण जानने के लिए शव की जाँच को post-mortem या autopsy कहते हैं।