antemortem
English edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin ante mortem (“before death”).
Adjective edit
antemortem (not comparable)
- Having occurred or having been inflicted before death.
- Synonyms: anthumous, predeath, prehumous, premortem
- Antonyms: posthumous, postmortem
- Coordinate term: perimortem
- Although the antemortem injuries are severe, they are not the cause of death.
- 2003, Marianne D. Miliotis, Jeffrey W. Bier, International Handbook of Foodborne Pathogens, page 809:
- Data for the potential human exposure portion of the model include antemortem and postmortem inspection, pneumatic stunning, carcass missplitting, advanced meat recovery systems, and […]
Adverb edit
antemortem (not comparable)
- Having occurred or having been inflicted before death.
- Synonyms: anthumously, prehumously, premortem
- Antonyms: posthumously, postmortem
- Coordinate term: perimortem
- 1978, BARInternational Series, British Archaeological Reports, →ISBN, page 167:
- These teeth have small pieces of enamel missing from the edges of the crowns, but it was not possible to establish if this had happened antemortem or postmortem.
- 1985, “Part A: Biological Methods”, in Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates, and Effects, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, →ISBN, “Fish, Seabirds, and Mammals”, “Marine Mammals”, “Spills of Opportunity”, page 194:
- Stranded animals provide useful information on effects of the physiology and, therefore, samples should be collected and analyzed to confirm results of studies done antemortem.
- 2016, Steven N. Byers, “Chapter 11: Death, Trauma, and the Skeleton”, in Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, 4th edition, Routledge, →ISBN, “Timing of Bone Injury”, “Antemortem Trauma”, page 243:
- Since the process of healing has distinctive characteristics, injuries that occur antemortem usually can be distinguished from those that occur at the time of, or after, death.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “antemortem”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “antemortem”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.