livor mortis
Meanings
noun
- A settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin līvor (“bluish colour”) + Latin mortis (“of death”).
Synonyms
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