rigor mortis
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The breath stops, the heart stops, the brain stops and rigor mortis soon appears.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2023
Amid the war dead lies a horse on its back, presumably in a state of rigor mortis but better resembling a house pet in need of a belly rub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
The paramedics were called into a room where the lead nurse was performing CPR on a dead man with rigor mortis.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
In the hours after death, bodies go through a process called rigor mortis where muscles contract and stiffen.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2022
“How do you feel, hand?” he asked the cramped hand that was almost as stiff as rigor mortis.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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