algor mortis

English

Etymology

Latin: algor (“cold, coldness”) + mortis (“of death”, genitive singular of mors) = “the cold of death”.

Noun

algor mortis (uncountable)

  1. The reduction in body temperature following death.

Translations
reduction in body temperature following death

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Latin: algor (“cold”, “coldness”) + mortis (“of death”, genitive singular of mors) = “the cold of death”

Noun

algor mortis m (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) algor mortis (reduction in body temperature following death)
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