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| rig·or mor·tis [ rìggər máwrtiss ] |
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body stiffness after death: the progressive stiffening of the body that occurs several hours after death as a result of the coagulation of protein in the muscles. It usually starts to wane after about 24 hours.
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| [< Latin, "stiffness of death"] |
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