livor mortis

noun

A settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.

Similar
hypostasislividitysuggillation
OriginLatin līvor →
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Meanings

nounlivor mortis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.

    Synonyms: hypostasis, lividity, suggillation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.

Similar
hypostasislividitysuggillation

Origin

  1. Latinmortis“of death”
  2. Latinlīvor“bluish colour”
  3. Englishlivor mortis

From Latin līvor (“bluish colour”) + Latin mortis (“of death”).

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Translations

Bulgarian послесмъртни петна, следсмъртни петна
  • послесмъртни петна (poslesmărtni petna)settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
  • следсмъртни петна (sledsmărtni petna)settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
  • трупни петна (trupni petna)settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
Catalan livideses cadavèriques
  • livideses cadavèriquessettling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
Chinese Mandarin 屍斑 /尸斑
  • 屍斑 /尸斑 (shībān)settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
Finnish lautuma
  • lautumasettling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
French lividités cadavériques
  • lividités cadavériquessettling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
German Totenfleck, Leichenfleck
  • Totenflecksettling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
  • Leichenflecksettling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
Japanese 死斑
  • 死斑 (shihan)settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
Korean 시반
  • 시반 (siban)settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
Polish plamy opadowe, plamy pośmiertne
  • plamy opadowesettling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
  • plamy pośmiertnesettling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
Russian тру́пные пя́тна
  • тру́пные пя́тна (trúpnyje pjátna)settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
Spanish livor mortis
  • livor mortissettling of the blood in the lower portion of the body
Cite this entry
APA

livor mortis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livor%20mortis

MLA

“livor mortis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livor%20mortis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “livor mortis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livor%20mortis.

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