RIGOR MORTIS


Meaning of RIGOR MORTIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌri-gər-ˈmȯr-təs also chiefly Brit ]

ˌrī-ˌgȯr- noun

Etymology: New Latin, stiffness of death

Date: 1847

: temporary rigidity of muscles occurring after death

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