Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Preceding death.
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- adjective
before death
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- adjective preceding death
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Shall I clarify the terms antemortem, perimortem, and postmortem?
206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990
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Shall I clarify the terms antemortem, perimortem, and postmortem?
206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990
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Shall I clarify the terms antemortem, perimortem, and postmortem?
206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990
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The odontologist compares recovered dentition to X-rays, handwritten charts, and treatment notes in antemortem records.
Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010
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Had Danny and I made too great a leap when comparing the antemortem and postmortem dental X-rays?
Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010
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Though truncated on the postmortem film, the glob that remained in the molar was nearly identical to the top half of the glob on the antemortem film.
Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010
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We all looked from antemortem to postmortem and back, and back again, comparing details of bony architecture and microstructure.
Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010
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This antemortem inspection is the only test required by the USDA before cattle are sent to slaughter.
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"If you have antemortem blood that revealed protein-induced vitamin K deficiency, " she replies.
Predator Cornwell, Patricia 2005
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I'm not suggesting that that means that it is an antemortem cut.
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