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livor mortis

livor mortis noun: a settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.

Noun

livor mortis (uncountable)

  1. A settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.

Synonyms of livor mortis

Origin of livor mortis

From Latin līvor (“bluish colour”) + Latin mortis (“of death”).

Questions about livor mortis

What does livor mortis mean?
Livor mortis means a settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.
What part of speech is livor mortis?
Livor mortis is a noun.

Words near livor mortis in the dictionary

  1. Livolsis
  2. Livonia
  3. Livonian
  4. Livonians
  5. livor
  6. livor mortis
  7. Livornian
  8. Livornians
  9. Livorno
  10. livors
  11. livraison

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