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Time that has elapsed since a person has died
The post-mortem interval (PMI) is the time that has elapsed since an individual's death. When the time of death is not known, the interval may be estimated
Post-mortem_interval
Medical examination of a corpse
was natural or unnatural Injury source and extent on the corpse Post mortem interval Determining the deceased's identity Retain relevant organs If it
Autopsy
Seven stages that occur after a human being dies
post-mortem changes (also known as decomposition). These changes occur along a continuum and can be helpful in determining the post-mortem interval,
Stages_of_human_death
Subdiscipline of chemistry
The post-mortem interval is the time that has elapsed since death. There are several different methods that can be used to estimate the post-mortem interval
Post-mortem_chemistry
Postmortem stiffening of a muscle
1111/j.1468-0092.1996.tb00079.x. "Cadaveric Spasm: An Ante Mortem Phenomenon with Post-Mortem Implications - Simplyforensic". Simply Forensic. 2023-04-26
Cadaveric_spasm
Species of fly
science, specifically for obtaining time of colonization (TOC) and post mortem interval (PMI). Calliphora species are the most important in temperate regions
Calliphora_vomitoria
Remains of an organism after soft tissues have broken down after death
dissected into three stages which are ante- mortem, peri- mortem and post- mortem trauma. While peri- and post- mortem trauma that occurred simultaneously cannot
Skeletonization
Species of insect
three instars and pupa stage and post-feeding larval dispersal can be useful to determine the post mortem interval in a criminal case. Calliphora vicina
Calliphora_vicina
Disorder of consciousness caused by severe brain damage
A vegetative state (VS) or post-coma unresponsiveness (PCU) is a disorder of consciousness in which patients with severe brain damage are in a state of
Vegetative_state
Topics referred to by the same term
biochemical phenomena in a cadaver Post-mortem interval, the time that has elapsed since a person has died Post-mortem documentation, a technical analysis
Post-mortem_(disambiguation)
of death. The constant growth rate of fungi is used to determine post-mortem interval, and help investigators pinpoint time of death. Traditionally, medical
Forensic_mycology
Buddhist mummification
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Sokushinbutsu
Process in which bodies break down
stages of decomposition can help investigators in determining the post-mortem interval (PMI). The rate of decomposition of human remains can vary due to
Corpse_decomposition
Process of breaking down organic matter
chemical principles to forensic cases to determine post-mortem interval (PMI), post-burial interval as well as to locate clandestine graves. Forensic pathology
Decomposition
Place for the storage of human corpses
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Morgue
Posthumous legal determination
are necessary to discover the cause of death, this includes ordering a post-mortem examination, obtaining witness statements and medical records, or holding
Manner_of_death
Supposed death from an electric fan
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Fan_death
Government official who confirms and certifies the death of an individual
unknown cause, violent or unnatural, the coroner decides whether to hold a post-mortem examination and, if necessary, an inquest. The majority of deaths are
Coroner
Beings in mythology and fiction
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Undead
Artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death
typical of memento mori in medieval music; they are from the virelai Ad Mortem Festinamus of the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat from 1399: Vita brevis breviter
Memento_mori
Tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and tragedy
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Dark_tourism
Unnatural death caused by accident
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Accidental_death
Second stage of death
color, bruise' and mortis 'of death'), postmortem lividity (from Latin post mortem 'after death' and lividitas 'black and blueness'), hypostasis (from Greek
Livor_mortis
Use of power to dictate life and death
hopelessness. Jasbir Puar coined the term queer necropolitics to analyze the post-9/11 queer outrage regarding gay bashing and simultaneous queer complicity
Necropolitics
Professional in the business of funeral procedures
transport of the deceased from the place of death to the public hospital for post-mortem. The role of a funeral director in Canada can include embalming, sales
Funeral_director
Medical phenomenon
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Lazarus_syndrome
Species of fly
remains. In these instances, recovered maggots may be analyzed for post-mortem interval (PMI) estimations, which may be used as evidence in courts of law
Sarcophaga_bullata
Threat to kill
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Death_threat
Electronic health records, death certificates as well as post-mortem analyses (such as post-mortem computed tomography and other other pathology) can and
List of causes of death by rate
List_of_causes_of_death_by_rate
Official record of a person's death
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Death_certificate
Fourth stage of death
mortis and its resolution partially determines the tenderness of meat. If the post-slaughter meat is immediately chilled to 15 °C (59 °F), a phenomenon known
Rigor_mortis
Insects associated with decomposing remains
necrophagous species are considered to be the most important for post-mortem interval estimations. The initial colonizers of greatest importance are those
Carrion_insects
Medical measurement formula
case management and personal protective equipment for prevention of post-mortem transmission [Internet]. World Health Organization. 2021. Prentice, Michael
Case_fatality_rate
Deaths per 1,000 individuals per year
crude death rate, which looks at mortality from all causes in a given time interval for a given population. As of 2020[update], for instance, the CIA estimates
Mortality_rate
Species of fly
important in the field of forensic entomology because of its value in post-mortem interval estimation. Calliphora livida, known as the slow-flying and loud-buzzing
Calliphora_livida
Pair of American murder victims
within feet of each other, both significantly decomposed, with a post-mortem interval of approximately two months. Dean Clouse had been bound and beaten
Murders of Dean and Tina Clouse
Murders_of_Dean_and_Tina_Clouse
Medical, legal, and statistical determination
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Cause_of_death
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List_of_unusual_animal_deaths
Postmortem erection often found in those executed by hanging
death erection, angel lust, rigor erectus, or terminal erection is a post-mortem erection, technically a priapism, observed in the corpses of men who
Death_erection
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List of unusual deaths in antiquity
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_antiquity
Committing murder and suicide
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Murder–suicide
Wax or plaster cast made of a person's face following death
for purposes of identification. This function was later replaced by post-mortem photography. Masks of deceased people are part of traditions in many
Death_mask
Short biography of someone who recently died
in 2006 and died in 2023. Writing in 2021, Paul Farhi of The Washington Post observed that while once a "sleepy corner of journalism", publications in
Obituary
Judicial inquiry, particularly into the cause of a death
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Inquest
Person who died before professionals saw them
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Dead_on_arrival
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List of unusual deaths in the Middle Ages
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_Middle_Ages
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Symbols_of_death
Consciousness permanently ceasing upon death
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Eternal_oblivion
Public health measurements
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Excess_mortality
Sorrow in response to grief
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Mourning
Third stage of death
death'), the third stage of death, is the change in body temperature post mortem, until the ambient temperature is matched. This is generally a steady
Algor_mortis
September 2024. Dr Patrick Waugh, the pathologist who performed Mr Hickey's post-mortem, said the case was very rare. Chan, Justin (11 October 2019). "Man dies
List of unusual deaths in the 21st century
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_21st_century
Medical term defining death
rare. Usually brain damage or later brain death results after longer intervals of clinical death even if the heart is restarted and blood circulation
Clinical_death
Awareness about death
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Mortality_salience
End of an organism's life
Retrieved 15 February 2023. Madea B, Rothschild M (1 June 2010). "The Post Mortem External Examination". Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (in German)
Death
Sudden death brought about by a strong emotional shock, such as fear
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Voodoo_death
Body decomposition process
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Water_cremation
Declaring a person legally dead in the absence of direct proof
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Presumption_of_death
Leaving false evidence of one's own death
working as a scuba dive master and had posed in scuba gear for a picture post card. He eventually was returned to the United States and served nine years
Faked_death
Phenomenon related to one's death date
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Birthday_effect
Sound often produced as someone nears death
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Death_rattle
Aspect of forensic science
and is commonly used in death investigations for estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI). One method of obtaining this estimate uses the time and pattern
Forensic entomological decomposition
Forensic_entomological_decomposition
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List of unusual deaths in the early modern period
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_early_modern_period
Incurable fatal disease
that ranges from current comorbidities to potential for organ rejection post transplant. Initial screening measures include: blood tests, pregnancy tests
Terminal_illness
Person who assists in the dying process
Although still in the early stages, a number of public, accredited, Canadian post-secondary institutions are now offering training to death doulas. For example
Death_doula
Discolouration of the eye typically associated with corpses
Ijzermans, A.C.M.; Duijst, W.L.J.M. (2018). "The development of a post-mortem interval estimation for human remains found on land in the Netherlands". International
Tache_Noire_De_La_Sclerotique
Fetish involving sexual attraction to corpses
chosen secluded disposal sites for his victims' bodies specifically for post-mortem sexual intercourse. Serial killer Andrei Chikatilo (1936–1994) was a
Necrophilia
Genre of poetry
1555) was a Chinese court official of the Ming dynasty who held multiple posts during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor. He was executed because of his
Death_poem
Characteristic posture of dinosaur and bird fossils
during its death throes, and that the pose is not the result of any post-mortem process at all. They also reject the idea of water as responsible for
Opisthotonic_death_pose
Scientific study of death and its aspects
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Thanatology
Postulated continued existence after death
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Afterlife
False report of a person's death
story with the headline "Donald Trump dead at 76" was posted on Instagram and Twitter. This caused posts falsely claiming that Trump had died to circulate
Death_hoax
Magic involving communication with the deceased
necromancy is adapted from Late Latin necromantia: a loan word from the post-Classical Greek νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía, or 'divination through a dead
Necromancy
Three-party fiduciary relationship
administration of a person's final affairs after death. Secret trust: A post mortem trust constituted externally from a will but imposing obligations as
Trust_(law)
Intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering
individual values". Compared to the discussions of euthanasia that emerged post-war, the Nazi program may have been worded in terms that appear similar to
Euthanasia
Behavior in which animals take on the appearance of being dead
McKinnon MC (2019). "Assessing Post-Traumatic Tonic Immobility Responses: The Scale for Tonic Immobility Occurring Post-Trauma". Chronic Stress (Thousand
Apparent_death
Forensic application of the study of biology
pinpoint the geographical location of missing bodies, or establish the post-mortem interval (PMI) of a human skeleton. Forensic botany can also help investigators
Forensic_biology
Causes of death that could have been avoided
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Preventable_causes_of_death
decomposition quickly. Insect evidence is customarily used to determine post-mortem interval (PMI) but can also be used as evidence of neglect or abuse. It can
Insect indicators of abuse or neglect
Insect_indicators_of_abuse_or_neglect
Cultural practice regarding the dead
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Taboo_on_the_dead
Concept from Freudian psychoanalytics
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Death_drive
Health care for a person nearing the end of their life
Medical Centers, and the study found increased orders for opioid medication post-pathway implementation, as well as more orders for antipsychotic medications
End-of-life_care
Two museums in Hollywood and New Orleans
look-alike competition, where contestants have to dress as both pre- and post-mortem Dahlia. A 2001 attempt to procure a real electric chair was unsuccessful
Museum_of_Death
Dead human body
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Cadaver
Permanent loss of brain function
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Brain_death
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List of unusual deaths in the Renaissance
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_Renaissance
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Lists_of_unusual_deaths
Technique used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts
religious sects prohibit organ donation. Ultra-Orthodox Jews oppose post mortem organ donation, and have tried to pass laws against unclaimed cadavers
Plastination
Economic measure placing a monetary value on reducing the risk of death
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Value_of_a_statistical_life
Anniversary celebrated on the day on which an individual died
There are also similar memorial services that are held at different intervals, such as every week. Although primarily a manifestation of ancestor worship
Death_anniversary
Religious motif in which a deity dies and is resurrected
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Dying-and-rising_god
First stage of death
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Pallor_mortis
Species of fly
forensic entomology due to its use in establishing or altering post mortem intervals. The common name for the species is the hairy maggot blow fly, and
Chrysomya_rufifacies
Reflex movement in brain-dead or brainstem failure patients
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Lazarus_sign
Medically induced suicide with help from another person
constitution protected the right. The extent of the practice of AID in Montana post-Baxter is not known because there is no statute governing the practice. There
Assisted suicide in the United States
Assisted_suicide_in_the_United_States
Cause of death
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Death_from_laughter
Animal that feeds on carrion
and biological factors that can confound calculation of minimum post-mortem interval. These include current and wave action, water temperature, oxygen
Necrophage
Larva of a fly
usually useful after a post-mortem interval (PMI) of approximately 25–80 hours, depending on ambient conditions. After this interval, this method becomes
Maggot
Recognition under the law that a person is no longer alive
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Legal_death
Intentional act causing one's own death
its role in major depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia and obsessive–compulsive disorder. Post-mortem studies have found reduced levels
Suicide
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Morey 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English martre, marter ‘marten’ (Old French martre).Dutch : possibly from marter ‘marten’.
Male
German
Low German form of French Martin, MERTEN means "of/like Mars."
Male
German
Low German form of Latin Martinus, MARTEN means "of/like Mars."
Female
Turkish
Turkish form of Hebrew Miryam, MERYEM means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English port ‘gateway’, ‘entrance’ (Old French porte, from Latin porta), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town or city, typically, the man in charge of them. Compare Porter 1.English : topographic name for someone who lived near a harbor or in a market town, from the homonymous Middle English port (Old English port ‘harbor’, ‘market town’, from Latin portus ‘harbor’, ‘haven’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French port, from the same source).German : topographic name for someone who lived near a (city) gate, from Middle Low German porte (modern German Pforte) (see sense 1).Jewish (from Lithuania and Belarus) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan : topographic name for
someone who lived near a bridge, Middle English, Old French, Catalan
pont (Latin pons, genitive pontis).Catalan : habitational name from any of the numerous places named
with Pont.Dutch : variant of
Pond 2.A Pont from the Lorraine region of France is documented in Quebec City in
1640; Pont appears to be a secondary surname to
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Mortagne in La Manche, France. This surname may have been sometimes confused with Morton.
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Greek Martha, MARTE means "lady, mistress."Â
Surname or Lastname
Scottish spelling of Irish Morey 1.English and French
Scottish spelling of Irish Morey 1.English and French : from the personal name Amaury (see Morey 2).
Female
English
English name derived from the Scottish place name Morvern, from Gaelic Mhorbhairne, MORVEN means "the big gap."
Female
Welsh
Short form of Cornish/Welsh Morwenna, MORWEN means "maiden."
Boy/Male
Spanish American
Courteous.. The Spanish explorer and adventurer Cortez conquered the Aztec civilization of Mexico...
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Monty, MONTE means "pointed mountain."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of various places derived from Old English mortun, MORTON means "settlement on the moor."Â
Female
Scandinavian
Short form of Scandinavian Dorotea, DORTE means "gift of God."
Male
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Latin Martinus, MORTEN means "of/like Mars."
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, PORTER means "doorkeeper."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Morden in Dorset or Surrey, Guilden or Steeple Morden in Cheshire, or Moredon in Wiltshire, all of which were named in Old English as ‘hill (dÅ«n) in marshland (mÅr)’.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Morgan, probably MORGEN means "sea circle."Â
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Gaurnandanan | கௌரவநஂதந
Lord Murugan
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
One that Delights
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Pure
Boy/Male
English
From the hillslope meadow.
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic
Mythical Lord of Annwn; Sense
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Variant of Sa'ud; Felicities; Good Fortunes; Happy
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Flower
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh
Related to the Family of Hari; Family of God
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Traditional
Beautiful Flower
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Australian, German, Muslim
Original; Pure; Genuine; Real
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v. t.
To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills.
n.
A post-temporal bone.
n.
One of two suspending posts in a roof truss, or other framed truss of similar form. See King-post.
n.
A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house.
a.
Or or relating to post-mortem examinations.
n.
Same as King-post.
v. t.
Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul.
v. i.
To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste.
imp. & p. p.
of Cost
n.
A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.
adv.
With post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post.
v. t.
To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation; as, to post one for cowardice.
a.
After death; as, post-mortem rigidity.
v. t.
To assign to a station; to set; to place; as, to post a sentinel.
v. t.
To carry, as an account, from the journal to the ledger; as, to post an account; to transfer, as accounts, to the ledger.
imp. & p. p.
of Port
n.
A station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.
n.
See under 4th Post.
v. t.
To place in the care of the post; to mail; as, to post a letter.