What does "perimortem" mean?

Answer by  Jenkins (149)

Perimortem refers to the time around death. You can compare this to antemortem (the time before death) and postmortem (the time after death); perimortem refers to the few minutes (or hours) both before and after death, as well as the actual event of death itself. The term is typically used in forensic investigations.

Answer by  Jalan (32)

It means around the time of death, whereas postmortem refers to after death. It is used in autopsies, to describe body conditions at the time death occurred.

Answer by  serendip (408)

"Perimortem" is a medical term meaning near the time of death. "Peri" is a Greek prefix that means around or about. "Mortem" is the Latin word for death. So if a baby is delivered perimortem, it was born at or near the time of death of its mother, usually after the mother is declared dead.