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rigor mortis

DEFINITIONS OF: rigor mortis

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n temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death

Type of:
physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

n muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days

Type of:
rigidification, rigidifying, stiffening
the process of becoming stiff or rigid
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