post-mortem

• Nom désignant une analyse ou un retour sur un événement après sa fin, ou un examen médical d'un corps après la mort pour en déterminer la cause.

A noun referring to an analysis or discussion of an event after it has occurred, or a medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.

1. Medical examination of a corpseB2formalmedical

   An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine the cause of death or the changes produced by disease.

   Autopsie

   • The coroner performed a post-mortem to determine the exact cause of death.
   • Post-mortem results revealed a previously undiagnosed heart condition.
   • The family requested a post-mortem to understand the circumstances of the death.

   Synonymesautopsynecropsypostmortem examination

2. Analysis after an eventB2formalbusiness

   A discussion or analysis of an event after it has occurred, especially to identify what went wrong and how to improve.

   Analyse après coup

   • The team held a post-mortem after the project failed to meet its deadline.
   • A thorough post-mortem of the marketing campaign revealed several strategic errors.
   • The company's post-mortem on the product launch highlighted the need for better testing.

   Synonymesdebriefevaluationinquestretrospectivereview