Mortem is an English word starting with the letter M. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Using Mortem
- In the example corpus, mortem often appears in combinations such as: post mortem, mortem examination, mortem was.
Context around Mortem
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 16 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mortem
- In this selection, "mortem" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, post, ante, examination, hanging and determined stand out and add context to how "mortem" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a post mortem examination found and a post mortem examination is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mortem" sits close to words such as afforded, auckland and baroque, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mortem
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A post-mortem examination found he died from "multiple injuries". (10 words)
A post mortem examination is scheduled for a subsequent date. (10 words)
A post-mortem examination showed that he had been strangled and beaten. (12 words)
Meanwhile, the specially constituted medical board of six doctors — hours after conducting the post-mortem of 11 family members — has informed the Delhi Police that there were no signs of a struggle, and all of them died due to ante-mortem hanging. (42 words)
A medical cause of death of trauma to the abdomen and thorax was provided by Glan Clwyd pathologist Dr Mark Atkinson, who conducted the post mortem and also appeared as a witness at the inquest. (35 words)
Vishnu’s body has been handed over to the family members after the post-mortem in a private hospital and the post-mortem of Greeshma’s body will be done on October 14. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Vishnu’s body has been handed over to the family members after the post-mortem in a private hospital and the post-mortem of Greeshma’s body will be done on October 14.
In fact, the prosecution has not been able to elicit any information from the concerned doctor as to whether the injuries were ante mortem or post-mortem.
Meanwhile, the specially constituted medical board of six doctors — hours after conducting the post-mortem of 11 family members — has informed the Delhi Police that there were no signs of a struggle, and all of them died due to ante-mortem hanging.
A medical cause of death of trauma to the abdomen and thorax was provided by Glan Clwyd pathologist Dr Mark Atkinson, who conducted the post mortem and also appeared as a witness at the inquest.
A post-mortem determined his cause of death to have been a deep stab wound to his thigh that penetrated his femoral artery.
A post-mortem examination concluded Mr Lions’s death was from a serious chest injury.
A post-mortem examination conducted on Dookeran determined that she died from brain haemorrhage due to blunt trauma to the head and compression to the neck.
A post-mortem examination confirmed the cause of death as a single sharp force trauma to the chest.
A post-mortem examination found he died from "multiple injuries".
A post-mortem examination found she died from multiple organ failure caused by NEC and a narrowing of the intestine.
A post-mortem examination found that Brent died of multiple traumatic injuries due to a road traffic incident.
A post-mortem examination gave a cause of death as "multiple injuries" consistent with being hit by a high-speed train.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Thursday (September 29).
A post mortem examination is scheduled for a subsequent date.
A post-mortem examination revealed that he had almost 15 times the drug-drive level of cocaine in his system.
A post-mortem examination showed that he had been strangled and beaten.
A post-mortem exhibition on Wednesday concluded that he succumbed to his knife injuries.
A post-mortem found that Charles Williams, 24, died from traumatic head injuries, assistant coroner Nicholas Graham said on Friday (January 20).
A post-mortem is scheduled to take place on Wednesday (October 4) to establish the exact cause of death.
A post mortem is yet to be carried out with funeral arrangements still being drawn up.
Common combinations with mortem
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- post mortem 37×
- mortem examination 10×
- mortem was 5×
- mortem is 3×
- mortem and 2×
- mortem on 2×
- mortem examinations 2×