rigor mortis

Phonetic Respelling: [ rig-er mawr-tis, or, especially British, rahy-gawr ]

Definition:

n. the progressive stiffening of the muscles that occurs several hours after death as a result of the coagulation of the muscle protein

Sentence:

The body was in complete rigor mortis when the coroner arrived.

More example sentences:

The body was in complete rigor mortis when the coroner arrived.

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