postmortem: Meaning and Definition of

post•mor•tem

1. of, pertaining to, or occurring in the time following death.
2. of or pertaining to examination of the body after death.
3. occurring after the end of something; after the event: a postmortem criticism of a television show.

1. a postmortem examination; autopsy.
2. an evaluation or discussion occurring after the end or fact of something: to do a postmortem on the decision of a court.
3. a discussion of the bidding or playing of a previous hand.