rigor mortis
noun /ˌrɪɡə ˈmɔːtɪs/
/ˌrɪɡər ˈmɔːrtɪs/
[uncountable]- the process by which the body becomes stiff after death
尸僵;死后强直 - Rigor mortis had already set in.
尸体已经僵硬。
词源mid 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘stiffness of death’. - Rigor mortis had already set in.