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Translate rigor mortis from English to French

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rigor mortis:
- raideur; raidissement
Wiktionary:
- rigor mortis → rigidité cadavérique, rigor mortis

English

Detailed Translations for rigor mortis from English to French

rigor mortis:

rigor mortis [the ~] noun

the rigor mortis (stiffening; numbness)
la raideur; le raidissement
- raideur [la ~] noun
- raidissement [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for rigor mortis:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
raideur	numbness; rigor mortis; stiffening	austerity; inflexibility; numbness; precipice; rigidity; severity; starkness; steep inclination; steepness; sternness; stiffness; strictness
raidissement	numbness; rigor mortis; stiffening

Synonyms for "rigor mortis":

physiological state; physiological condition
stiffening; rigidifying; rigidification

Related Definitions for "rigor mortis":

muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days¹
temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death¹

Wiktionary Translations for rigor mortis:

rigor mortis

noun

Temporary stiffness of a body's muscles and joints following death
- rigor mortis → rigidité cadavérique; rigor mortis

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University