Rigor Mortis
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- possessive
- Rigor Mortis's
- pluralpossessive
- Rigor Mortises'