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What is the noun for postmortem?

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post mortem
  1. An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death; an autopsy
  2. (figuratively, management) Any investigation after something considered unsuccessful, especially used of meetings, games and sports, software development, and projects of any kind.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. autopsy, postmortem, necropsy, PM, necrotomy, post-mortem examination, postmortem examination, pathological examination, dissection, analysis, examination, anatomy, debriefing, zootomy, operation, study, assessment, review, investigation, breakdown, evaluation, appraisal, inquest, coroner's report, medical examination, audit, going-over, after-action review, exploration, probe, inquiry, scrutiny, inspection, survey, perusal, enquiry, research, search, recce, inquisition, consideration … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “A post mortem revealed that the cause of death was neonatal anoxia.”
      “We accept the recommendation that there be a formal process for the conduct of a post mortem where an institution fails.”
postmortem
  1. Alternative spelling of post mortem
  2. Synonyms:
      3. necropsy, autopsy, analysis, examination, dissection, assessment, investigation, review, study, appraisal, breakdown, evaluation, inquest, debriefing, postmortem examination, coroner's report, medical examination, post mortem, PM, necrotomy, pathological examination, post-mortem examination, anatomy, zootomy, operation … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I asked John Bosco if he would join me to conduct a postmortem on the gorilla.”
      “She later carried out a full postmortem examination at Cork University Hospital.”
      “The postmortem revealed she had died of fulminating leptospirosis, and examination of the can confirmed it had been contaminated.”
post mortems
  1. plural of post mortem
  2. Synonyms:
      3. autopsies, postmortems, necropsies, PMs, necrotomies, dissection, operations, anatomy, zootomy, debriefings, examinations, analysis, assessments, study, breakdowns, inquests, evaluation, reviews, investigation, medical examinations, appraisals, audits, going-overs, inspection, exploration, enquiry, surveys, scrutiny, inquiry, probes, perusal, interrogations, recces, research, surveying, searches, quests, probings, ganders, consideration, fact-finding … more
postmortems
  1. plural of postmortem
  2. Synonyms:
      3. necropsies, autopsies, analysis, examinations, dissection, assessments, investigation, reviews, study, appraisals, breakdowns, evaluation, inquests, debriefings, medical examinations, post mortems, PMs, necrotomies, operations, anatomy, zootomy, probes, exploration, inquiry, research, inquisition, disquisitions, enquiry, probings, examens, delvings, probations, trials, surveys, scrutinization, hearing, quests, cases, legwork, scrutiny, fishing expeditions, third degree, detective work … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The unexpected Tory majority gave writers plenty to chew over in their election postmortems.”
      “Positive animals showed no signs of disease but detailed postmortems were not done.”
      “In this country, the postmortems are still coming, including a despairing column by Tom Friedman, a longtime observer of the Middle East, in Wednesday's New York Times.”
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