rigor mortis
noun[U]
medicalspecializeduk/ˌrɪɡ.ə ˈmɔː.tɪs/us/ˌrɪɡ.ɚ ˈmɔːr.t̬ɪs/thestiffnessof thejoints(=placeswhere twobonesareconnected)andmusclesof adeadbody:
尸僵；死后强直Rigor mortis usuallysets inbetween two and fourhoursafterdeath.通常死后2至4小时就会开始出现尸僵。
Death and dying
- be as dead as a doornailidiom
- bereave
- bite
- bleed out
- buy the farmidiom
- cadaveric
- death toll
- depart this lifeidiom
- die off
- drown
- ghost
- morbid
- necrophiliac
- perch
- predecease
- push
- remains
- shuffle off this mortal coilidiom
- starvation
- watery