algor mortis
English
Etymology
Latin: algor (“cold, coldness”) + mortis (“of death”, genitive singular of mors) = “the cold of death”.
Noun
algor mortis (uncountable)
- The reduction in body temperature following death.
Translations
reduction in body temperature following death
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Further reading
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Portuguese
Etymology
Latin: algor (“cold”, “coldness”) + mortis (“of death”, genitive singular of mors) = “the cold of death”
Noun
algor mortis m (uncountable)
- (medicine) algor mortis (reduction in body temperature following death)