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livor mortis

[lahy-vawr mawr-tis, -ver]

noun

  1. Medicine/Medical.Ìýa bluish-purple discoloration of the skin on the dependent parts of a dead human body, caused by hypostasis, or accumulation of blood due to the action of gravity.

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of livor mortis1

From Latin livor “bluish-purple†+ mortis “of deathâ€
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Livor mortis, when blood settles to the lowest part of the body, begins soon after death, and the blood is “set†within about six hours, says A.J.

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Then, we describe the degree ofÌýrigor mortisÌýandÌýlivor mortisÌý— which is the way gravityÌýpulls blood toÌýthe lower parts ofÌýa body after death,Ìýcausing the skin to appear purplish-red.

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