NOUN
- muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days
- temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death
How To Use rigor mortis In A Sentence
- Rigor mortis had already set in.
- They ` re going to look at -- the first thing, the algor mortis, rigor mortis, and livor mortis. CNN Transcript Oct 18, 2005
- The image was in stark contrast to Hollis ' first sight of her, face frozen with rigor mortis, pinkish foam oozing from her blue lips. AMAGANSETT
- Rigor mortis had already set in.
- For example, I knew that Chinese zombies jump instead of shuffle (moriarty6 says it has something to do with rigor mortis); and I've got a passing familiarity with the basics of cartomancy. In honor of the date: 6/6/6 - Shaolin Vs. Evil Dead
- Early rigor mortis and rapid autolysis indicate the need for prompt necropsy examinations.
- An overwhelming desire for life made the hands clench the lifeline as if rigor mortis had already set in. A DAYSTAR OF FEAR
- What used to be a vibrant subculture is now a corpse rigid in rigor mortis. EGC Clambake for December 14, 2005
- Eventually, institutional rigor mortis will set in and the cycle will begin again.
- Christian grappled with the body but it wouldn't uncurl: maybe rigor mortis had set in. THE EXECUTION
