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algor mortis

algor mortis noun: the reduction in body temperature following death.

Noun

algor mortis (uncountable)

  1. The reduction in body temperature following death.

Origin of algor mortis

From Latin algor (“cold, coldness”) + mortis (“of death”, genitive singular of mors), literally, “the cold of death”.

Questions about algor mortis

What does algor mortis mean?
Algor mortis means the reduction in body temperature following death.
What part of speech is algor mortis?
Algor mortis is a noun.

Words near algor mortis in the dictionary

  1. algophilic
  2. algophilist
  3. algophilists
  4. algophobia
  5. algor
  6. algor mortis
  7. Algorab
  8. algorave
  9. algoraves
  10. algorethics
  11. algorism

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