rigor mortisn.

Brit.

/ˌrɪɡə ˈmɔːtɪs/,

/ˌrʌɪɡə ˈmɔːtɪs/, U.S.

/ˌrɪɡər ˈmɔrdəs/,

/ˌraɪɡər ˈmɔrdəs/

Forms: 1800s– rigor mortis, 1800s– rigour mortis (rare and irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rigor mortis.

Etymology: < scientific Latin rigor mortis (1826 or earlier) < classical Latin rigor rigidity, stiffness (see rigor n.) + mortis , genitive of mors death (see mort n.¹), perhaps after German Todeskrampf (late 18th cent. or earlier).In form rigour mortis after rigour n.

1. The stiffening of a dead body that typically begins (in humans) within a few hours after death and lasts for several days. Now chiefly without article.Rigor mortis is believed to result from the formation of inextensible complexes of actin and myosin in muscle tissue after death, hardening the muscles and immobilizing joints, and persisting until decomposition begins. The degree of rigor mortis along with body temperature can be used to provide a rough estimate of the time of death.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > dead body > [noun] > condition of

cold obstructiona1616

cadaverousness1669

rigor mortis1842

rigor1846

rigmo1966

1842 W. Bowman in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 524/1 Passive contraction is a vital act, for it ceases with the rigor mortis.

1873 T. H. Green Introd. Pathol. & Morbid Anat. (ed. 2) 13 The more healthy and vigorous this [sc. nutrition of the muscles] is,..the longer it is before the rigor mortis supervenes.

1913 E. C. Bentley Woman in Black iii. 84 He will say the body must have been dead about so long, because of the degree of coldness and rigor mortis.

1981 T. C. Boyle Water Music (1983) i. 75 Around his neck a throttled chicken, stiff with rigor mortis, dangles from a cord.

2002 Guardian 19 Jan. (Saturday section) 9/2 Everyone knew that after death the corpse undergoes a series of changes—rigor mortis, most famously, but also algor mortis (the cooling of the body) and livor mortis (the red-purple staining of the skin) before the onset of decomposition proper.

2. figurative and in extended use.

ΚΠ

1855 Biblical Repertory Apr. 283 Why some people show spiritual capacities which excite the highest hopes merely to disappoint them after a short period, whilst others have retained their hold on Christianity from the earliest times; and among these latter again, some with a conscious determined firmness, others with a convulsive grasp, and still others barely through the rigor mortis.

1883 Pennsylvania School Jrnl. Oct. 149/2 Here are met..all shades of interest—from the warmth of an unselfish enthusiasm to the rigor mortis of the mental and moral corpses.

1929 W. Faulkner Sanctuary: Orig. Text (1981) v. 59 A tradition..in the throes of its own rigor-mortis.

1977 Rolling Stone 16 June 39/2 He showed up at the producer's black-tie party, an occasion to normally give him rigor mortis.

2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Mar. ii. 32/1 It seemed to me like the only way out of a stylistic rigor mortis that had gripped the whole of contemporary music.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	rigor mortis
释义	rigor mortisn. Brit. /ˌrɪɡə ˈmɔːtɪs/, /ˌrʌɪɡə ˈmɔːtɪs/, U.S. /ˌrɪɡər ˈmɔrdəs/, /ˌraɪɡər ˈmɔrdəs/ Forms: 1800s– rigor mortis, 1800s– rigour mortis (rare and irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rigor mortis. Etymology: < scientific Latin rigor mortis (1826 or earlier) < classical Latin rigor rigidity, stiffness (see rigor n.) + mortis , genitive of mors death (see mort n.¹), perhaps after German Todeskrampf (late 18th cent. or earlier).In form rigour mortis after rigour n. 1. The stiffening of a dead body that typically begins (in humans) within a few hours after death and lasts for several days. Now chiefly without article.Rigor mortis is believed to result from the formation of inextensible complexes of actin and myosin in muscle tissue after death, hardening the muscles and immobilizing joints, and persisting until decomposition begins. The degree of rigor mortis along with body temperature can be used to provide a rough estimate of the time of death. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > dead body > [noun] > condition of cold obstructiona1616 cadaverousness1669 rigor mortis1842 rigor1846 rigmo1966 1842 W. Bowman in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 524/1 Passive contraction is a vital act, for it ceases with the rigor mortis. 1873 T. H. Green Introd. Pathol. & Morbid Anat. (ed. 2) 13 The more healthy and vigorous this [sc. nutrition of the muscles] is,..the longer it is before the rigor mortis supervenes. 1913 E. C. Bentley Woman in Black iii. 84 He will say the body must have been dead about so long, because of the degree of coldness and rigor mortis. 1981 T. C. Boyle Water Music (1983) i. 75 Around his neck a throttled chicken, stiff with rigor mortis, dangles from a cord. 2002 Guardian 19 Jan. (Saturday section) 9/2 Everyone knew that after death the corpse undergoes a series of changes—rigor mortis, most famously, but also algor mortis (the cooling of the body) and livor mortis (the red-purple staining of the skin) before the onset of decomposition proper. 2. figurative and in extended use. ΚΠ 1855 Biblical Repertory Apr. 283 Why some people show spiritual capacities which excite the highest hopes merely to disappoint them after a short period, whilst others have retained their hold on Christianity from the earliest times; and among these latter again, some with a conscious determined firmness, others with a convulsive grasp, and still others barely through the rigor mortis. 1883 Pennsylvania School Jrnl. Oct. 149/2 Here are met..all shades of interest—from the warmth of an unselfish enthusiasm to the rigor mortis of the mental and moral corpses. 1929 W. Faulkner Sanctuary: Orig. Text (1981) v. 59 A tradition..in the throes of its own rigor-mortis. 1977 Rolling Stone 16 June 39/2 He showed up at the producer's black-tie party, an occasion to normally give him rigor mortis. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Mar. ii. 32/1 It seemed to me like the only way out of a stylistic rigor mortis that had gripped the whole of contemporary music. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1842
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