algor mortis

English

Etymology

Latin: algor (“cold, coldness”) + mortis (“of death”, genitive singular of mors) = “the cold of death”.

Noun

algor mortis (uncountable)

1. The reduction in body temperature following death.

Translations

reduction in body temperature following death

• Portuguese: algor mortis m

Further reading

• algor mortis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin algor mortis (literally “the cold of death”), from algor (“cold, coldness”) + mortis (“of death”).

Noun

algor mortis m (uncountable)

1. (medicine) algor mortis (reduction in body temperature following death)