livor mortis

English

Etymology

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

Noun

livor mortis (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) 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

Translations

settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
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