rigor mortis
noun/ˌrɪɡə ˈmɔːtɪs/
/ˌrɪɡər ˈmɔːrtɪs/
[uncountable]- the process by which the body becomes stiff after death
- Rigor mortis had already set in.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘stiffness of death’.Want to learn more?
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