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noun (abbreviated as PM)
  1. An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death; an autopsy
  2. (figurative) Any investigation after something considered unsucessful, especially used of meetings and bridge games.
Translations: 
    adjective 
    1. occurring after death
    The injuries were found to have been caused post-mortem.
    Translations: 
      Etymology: post, afterwards + mortem from mors, death

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