rig|or mor|tis

rig|or mor|tis
rig|or mor|tis «RIHG uhr M tihs; especially British RY gr MR tihs; see note below »,
the stiffening of the muscles after death, caused by the accumulation of metabolic products, especially lactic acid, in the muscles.
╂[probably < Medieval Latin rigor mortis (literally) stiffness of death < Latin rigor rigor; mortis, genitive of mors death]
Usage The pronunciation «RY gr», conforming to the older fashion of pronouncing Latin words in English, has lost currency in the United States, but survives in Great Britain.

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  • rig·or mor·tis — /ˌrıgɚˈmoɚtəs/ noun [noncount] : a temporary stiffness of the body that happens soon after death …   Useful english dictionary

  • rigor mortis — rig|or mor|tis [ˌrıgə ˈmo:tıs, ˌraıgo: US ˌrıgər ˈmo:r ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: stiffness of death ] the condition in which someone s body becomes stiff after they die …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rigor mortis — rig·or mor·tis .rig ər mȯrt əs also chiefly Brit .rī .gȯ(ə)r n temporary rigidity of muscles occurring after death * * * the stiffening of a body that occurs within some eight hours of death, due to chemical changes in muscle tissue. It starts… …   Medical dictionary

  • rigor mortis — rig|or mor|tis [ ,rıgər mɔrtıs ] noun uncount the stiffness that affects someone s body after they die …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rigor mortis — rig•or mor•tis [[t]ˈrɪg ər ˈmɔr tɪs[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈraɪ gɔr[/t]] n. phl the stiffening of the body after death • Etymology: 1830–40; < L: lit., stiffness of death …   From formal English to slang

  • rigor mortis — [rig′ər môr′tis; ] occas. [ rī′gôr] n. [ModL, stiffness of death] the progressive stiffening of the muscles that occurs several hours after death as a result of the coagulation of the muscle protein …   English World dictionary

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