rigor mortis
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death
Types & categories
- physical condition hypernym
Sense 2 noun
muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days
Types & categories
- rigidifying hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical condition |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rigidifying |