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Meaning of death-stiffness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Temporary stiffness of the body's muscles and joints following death; rigor mortis.

uncountable

Examples

“If the muscles of cold-blooded animals are heated to a temperature of 40° C, the " warmth-rigidity" (Wärmestarre), a condition very similar to death-stiffness, is superinduced. The cause of the death-stiffness and warmth-stiffness, is in the fact that certain fluid ingredients [...]”

“Before death stiffness occurs in the hind parts, generally in one hip or leg; the head and ears droop, and dullness and stupor are observed.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

death-struggle death-watch beetle death, demise death's head moth death's herb death's-head