What does antemortem mean?
Antemortem means Having occurred or having been inflicted before death..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having occurred or having been inflicted before death..
Although the antemortem injuries are severe, they are not the cause of death.
Data for the potential human exposure portion of the model include antemortem and postmortem inspection, pneumatic stunning, carcass missplitting, advanced meat recovery systems, and […]
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.
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.
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.
Use antemortem when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Antemortem means Having occurred or having been inflicted before death..
Common synonyms include anthumous, predeath, prehumous, premortem.
Possible antonyms include posthumous, postmortem, posthumously, postmortal.
Although the antemortem injuries are severe, they are not the cause of death.
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