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LIVOR MORTIS [1 record]

Record 1 2014-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

... a settling of the blood in the lower (dependent) portion of the body [of a dead person], causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin ... by action of gravity.

Key term(s)
  • postmortem lividity
  • postmortem staining
  • postmortem hypostasis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

... coloration rouge à violacée de la peau liée à un déplacement passif de la masse sanguine vers les parties déclives [ou basses] du cadavre [sous l'action de la gravité], qui débute dès l'arrêt de l'écoulement du sang.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
DEF

Fenómeno cadavérico que consiste en la aparición de manchas de color rojo-violáceo en las partes declives del cuerpo. No se encuentran en las zonas sometidas a presión, como los pliegues de la ropa en contacto íntimo con el cadáver.

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