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
Berry nails every lyrical note of domestic rigor mortis in “Every Day a Little Death.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023
Paramedics told investigators the man had rigor mortis, meaning he had been dead for hours, undercutting the staff’s contention they monitored patients closely.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2022
One who has worked in places including Kosovo and Rwanda on war crimes investigations, who did not want to be named, told the BBC that by four days rigor mortis has "usually subsided".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2022
It was the same technique we used at the chevra kadisha, when working on a corpse afflicted by rigor mortis.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
