perimortem

[ per-ee-mawr-tuhm ]

adjective

1. at or around the time of death:

   She had a perimortem experience where she sensed her dad's presence at a moment when his death was still unknown.

   Since there was no evidence of healing of the bones, the arechaeologist concluded the breaks had occurred perimortem.

Word History and Origins

Origin of perimortem¹

First recorded in 1975–80; peri- ( def ) + Latin mortem, accusative of mors “death,” on the pattern of postmortem ( def )

Example Sentences

The boys take full advantage of the perimortem lifting of the parental injunction on swearing because there is nothing more hilarious and edgy than a cherubic moppet saying “f—” in a British accent.

From Los Angeles Times

"The victim has at least 790 perimortem traumatic lesions characteristic of a shark attack, including deep, incised bone gouges, punctures, cuts with overlapping striations and perimortem blunt force fractures," the study’s abstract states.

From Fox News

"The anthropological and osteological analyses highlighted symmetrical multiple perimortem fractures of ulnae, radii, tibiae and fibulae both on the right and left side," the study's abstract states.

From Fox News

These were “perimortem” injuries, which happened at or near the time of death, he said.

From Washington Post

Two perimortem injuries were found, and both appear to be blunt force traumas.

From Forbes