rigor mortis

See also: rígor mortis

English

Etymology

From Latin rigor mortis, literally "stiffness of death".

Noun

rigor mortis (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

rigored

Translations

Temporary stiffness of a body's muscles and joints following death

Chinese:
Mandarin: 屍僵 (zh), 尸僵 (zh) (shījiāng)
Dutch: lijkstijfheid
Finnish: kuolonkankeus
French: rigidité cadavérique (fr) f, rigor mortis (fr) f
German: Totenstarre (de) f, Leichenstarre (de) f

Greek: νεκρική ακαμψία (el) f (nekrikí akampsía)
Hungarian: hullamerevség (hu)
Japanese: 死後硬直 (しごこうちょく, shigo kōchoku)
Portuguese: rigor mortis m
Russian: тру́пное окочене́ние n (trúpnoje okočenénije)
Spanish: rígor mortis m

See also

death-stiffness
rigor (slang)

French

Noun

rigor mortis f (plural rigor mortis)

rigor mortis

Portuguese

Noun

rigor mortis m (uncountable)

(physiology) rigor mortis (stiffness of a body following death)

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