examination vs postmortem

postmortem vs examination

examination and postmortem both are nouns.

examination is not an adjective while postmortem is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
examination	Yes	No	No	No
postmortem	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, postmortem is a hyponym of examination; that is, postmortem is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than examination:

examination: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
postmortem: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

Other hyponyms of examination include audit, autopsy, necropsy, PM, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem examination, checkup, health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination, comparing, comparison, fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb, follow-up, followup, reexamination, review, going-over, look-over, once-over, ophthalmoscopy, palpation, tactual exploration, endoscopy, gonioscopy, keratoscopy, rhinoscopy, scan, search, study, survey, testing, motion study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, time and motion study, time study, work study, inspection, review, bank examination.

examination (noun)	postmortem (noun)
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)	an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned	discussion of an event after it has occurred
a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
formal systematic questioning

examination (adjective)	postmortem (adjective)
	occurring or done after death
	after death or after an event

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