rigor mortis

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) Temporary stiffness of a body's muscles and joints following death.

Usage notes
Although the orthography of British English prescribes rigour vs. the orthography of American English rigor, "rigour mortis" does not exist. That is a misspelling.

Derived terms

 * break rigor
 * rigored

Translations

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 * Egyptian:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek: νεκρική ακαμψία
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: 死後硬直
 * Polish: stężenie pośmiertne
 * Portuguese: rigor mortis, rigidez cadavérica
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: тру́пное окочене́ние
 * Spanish: rígor mortis
 * Swedish: likstelhet
 * Turkish: ölü katılığı, ölüm katılığı

Verb

 * 1) To stiffen the muscles and joints with, or as if with, rigor mortis.

Etymology
+, i.e. “stiffness of death”.

Noun

 * 1)   stiffness of a body following death