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Rigor Mortis, stiffening of body muscles after death. Rigor mortis occurs because of chemical changes that take place in the muscle tissue ...

Muscle : diseases and disorders of muscles: rigor mortis

After somatic death, several changes occur that are used to determine the time and circumstances of death. Algor mortis, the cooling of the body...

Causa Mortis Gift

A gift causa mortis (on condition of death) is one made by the donor in apprehension of death. The gift is revocable, or retrievable, by the donor...

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- body stiffness after death: the progressive stiffening of the body that occurs several hours after death as a result of the coagulation of protein in the muscles.

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