RIGOR MORTIS


Meaning of RIGOR MORTIS in English

/ ˌrɪgə ˈmɔːtɪs; NAmE ˌrɪgər ˈmɔːrtɪs/ noun

[ U ] the process by which the body becomes stiff after death

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Latin , literally stiffness of death .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.