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livor mortis
[ lahy-vawr mawr-tis, -ver ]
noun
- Medicine/Medical. a 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 of rigor mortis and livor mortis — which is the way gravity pulls blood to the lower parts of a body after death, causing the skin to appear purplish-red.
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