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(Latin: after, behind, later, subsequent)


postmeridian
postmeridian, postmeridiem (P.M.)
1. Occurring after noon or midday; of or pertaining to the afternoon.
2. After midday; applied to the hours between noon and midnight; usually abbreviated pm or p.m.
post meridiem; p.m.
After the middle of the day; after noon.
postmillenarian
Someone, or those, who believe that Jesus Christ will return after, and not at or before, the millennium; which refers to the belief that Jesus will return to earth and conduct God's final judgment.

This was the near universal belief system of Protestants during the 17th and 18th centuries. It has since been replaced by Pre-millennialism among many conservative Christians.

postmillenial
postmortem, post mortem
1. Taking place, formed, or done after death; extended to include a detailed examination of a body, carried out for medical or legal purposes.
2. A searching (and frequently recriminatory) analysis or discussion of some past event.
3. The evaluation of some event or activity just ended.
postmortem livedo, postmortem lividity; cadaveric lividity
A purple coloration of dependent body parts, except in areas of contact pressure, appearing within one half to two hours after death, as a result of gravitational movement of blood within the vessels.

The coloration begins to form immediately after death and is usually perceptible within two hours following the cessation of the circulation of the blood in the body.

postmyomectomy
postnasal
postnatal
postnati
postnatus
postnecrosis
A reference to the period after the death of a tissue or body part.
postnecrotic
Subsequent to the death of a tissue or part of the body.
postnuptial

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