rigor mortis – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
rigor mortis
stiffening of the body after death
Rigor mortis
Rigor mortis (
Latin:
rigor "stiffness",
mortis "of death") is one of the recognizable signs of death, caused by chemical changes in the
muscles after death, causing the limbs of the
corpse to stiffen. Rigor mortis occurs three to four hours after death.
Rigor mortis (disambiguation)
rigor mortis
Noun
1. temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death
(hypernym) physiological state, physiological condition
2. muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and last for about 4 days
(hypernym) stiffening, rigidifying, rigidification
rigor mortis
rigor mortis, stiffening of the body after death
rigor mortis
n.
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