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Algor mortis (from Latin algor 'coldness' and mortis 'of death'), the third stage of death, is the change in body temperature post mortem, until the ambient temperature is matched.
Livor mortis, or dependent lividity, a settling of the blood in the lower (dependent) portion of the body; Algor mortis, the reduction in body temperature following death. This is generally a steady decline until matching ambient temperature; Rigor mortis, the limbs of the corpse become stiff (Latin rigor) and difficult to move or manipulate
Livor mortis – settling of the blood in the lower (dependent) portion of the body; Algor mortis – reduction in body temperature following death. This is generally a steady decline until matching ambient temperature; Rigor mortis – limbs of the corpse become stiff (Latin rigor) and difficult to move or manipulate
A fresh pig carcass. At this stage the remains are usually intact and free of insects. The corpse progresses through algor mortis (a reduction in body temperature until ambient temperature is reached), rigor mortis (the temporary stiffening of the limbs due to chemical changes in the muscles), and livor mortis (pooling of the blood on the side of the body that is closest to the ground).
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Algor mortis, the reduction in body temperature following death. This is generally a steady decline until matching ambient temperature; Rigor mortis, the limbs of the corpse become stiff (Latin rigor) and difficult to move or manipulate; Livor mortis, a settling of the blood in the lower (dependent) portion of the body
Rigor mortis: stiffening of limbs. Conditions at the scene of death affect the estimation of time of death. To algor mortis, livor mortis and rigor mortis, together with consideration of stomach contents, there needs to be some observation of environmental conditions at the death scene to accurately measure the PMI (Fig. 1). [4]
Autopsy (1890) by Enrique Simonet. Thanatology is the scientific study of death and the losses brought about as a result. It investigates the mechanisms and forensic aspects of death, such as bodily changes that accompany death and the postmortem period, as well as wider psychological and social aspects related to death.