Definition of "antemortem"

Data for the potential human exposure portion of the model include antemortem and postmortem inspection, pneumatic stunning, carcass missplitting, advanced meat recovery systems, and […]

2003, Marianne D. Miliotis, Jeffrey W. Bier, International Handbook of Foodborne Pathogens, page 809

These teeth have small pieces of enamel missing from the edges of the crowns, but it was not possible to establish if this had happened antemortem or postmortem.

1978, BARInternational Series, British Archaeological Reports, page 167

Stranded animals provide useful information on effects of the physiology and, therefore, samples should be collected and analyzed to confirm results of studies done antemortem.

1985, “Part A: Biological Methods”, in Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates, and Effects, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, “Fish, Seabirds, and Mammals”, “Marine Mammals”, “Spills of Opportunity”, page 194

Since the process of healing has distinctive characteristics, injuries that occur antemortem usually can be distinguished from those that occur at the time of, or after, death.

2016, Steven N. Byers, “Chapter 11: Death, Trauma, and the Skeleton”, in Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, 4th edition, Routledge, “Timing of Bone Injury”, “Antemortem Trauma”, page 243