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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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Word History and Origins
Origin of livor mortis1
From Latin livor “bluish-purple” + mortis “of death”
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Example Sentences
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.
From National Geographic
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.
From Salon
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