Ante mortem
The term ante mortem ( Latin for "before death") is often used in criminology and forensic medicine . It describes, for example, injuries that were inflicted on the victim before his death, but which are to be considered separately from the injuries leading to death. The opposite is post mortem .
In medicine, intra vitam (during life) is also used.
Web links
Wiktionary: ante mortem - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ^ Otto Dornblüth: Clinical Dictionary. 1927.