mortis
Cadaveric rigidity term
Mortis is a Latin word meaning "of death," appearing in English almost exclusively in borrowed phrases.
Rigor mortis is the stiffening of muscles after death.
Livor mortis is the pooling of blood that causes discoloration.
Algor mortis is the cooling of a corpse.
Outside these technical terms, mortis rarely appears alone in English.
Becoming less pliable
- cadaverBody for dissection
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
muscle contraction · death investigation · coroner · medical examiner · time of death · pallor
Bacterial breakdown of tissue
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- lividityPooled blood discoloration
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
Body for dissection
- necropolisAncient cemetery complex
- sepulcherChamber for the dead
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
epitaph · requiem · dirge · obsequies · cortege · shroud · posthumous · memento mori
stiffening
Becoming less pliable
- cadaverBody for dissection
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- autopsyMedical examination after death
decomposition · muscle contraction · death investigation · coroner · medical examiner · time of death · pallor
putrefaction
Bacterial breakdown of tissue
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- lividityPooled blood discoloration
bloating · discoloration · cadaverine · autolysis · marbling
cadaver
Body for dissection
- necropolisAncient cemetery complex
- sepulcherChamber for the dead
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
crypt · epitaph · requiem · dirge · obsequies · cortege · shroud · posthumous · memento mori · post mortem
- mortal remainsA deceased person's body
- mortal enemyLethal sworn adversary
- mere mortalRegular person, not godlike
- mortal sinsGravest religious transgressions
- rigor mortisPostmortem muscular rigidity
- mortal woundInjury causing inevitable death
mortal, mortify, mortuary, mortician, postmortem, mortise, mortice, mortising, mortised