perimortem

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adjective

At, or near, the time of death.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveperimortem (not comparable)

alternative peri-mortem

  1. not comparableAt, or near, the time of death.
adverbperimortem (not comparable)

alternative peri-mortem

  1. not comparableAt, or near, the time of death.

    Certainly, most fresh bone fractures with no healing occur perimortem; […]

    2012, Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Todd W. Fenton, “Developments in Skeletal Trauma: Blunt-Force Trauma”, in Dennis C. Dirkmaat, editor, A Companion to Forensic Anthropology, Wiley Blackwell, published 2015, →ISBN, part IV (Developments in Human Skeletal Trauma Analysis), page 402
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    The relevant type of infarct for correlation to cognitive function is chronic (months to years old) and not the acute or subacute infarcts that occur perimortem.

    2019, Thor D. Stein, Victor E. Alvarez, Bertrand R. Huber, “Applications of Neuropathological Examination”, in Michael L. Alosco, Robert A. Stern, editors, The Oxford Handbook of Adult Cognitive Disorders (Oxford Library of Psychology), Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 818

    “Their hyoid bones are broken just like with the more recent victims. That would certainly cause death. But without skin and blood, we can’t tell for certain if it happened perimortem or postmortem.” He sighed. “My guess would be perimortem.[…]”

    2020, Nancy Mehl, Dead End (Kaely Quinn Profiler; book three), Bethany House, →ISBN

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