Encyclopedia > Livor mortis

  Article Content

Livor mortis

Livor mortis or postmortem lividity, one of the signs of death, is a settling of the blood in the lower (dependent) portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. This discoloration does not occur in the areas of the body that are in contact with the ground or another object, as the capillaries are compressed.



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
Royalist

... of a monarch or royal family. Of the more specific uses of the term, the most common include: 1. A supporter of King Charles I of England during the English Civil ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 36.7 ms