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postmortem livedo (medicine)


postmortem livedo


A purple colouration of dependent parts, except in areas of contact pressure, appearing within one half to two hours after death, as a result of gravitational movement of blood within the vessels.

Synonym: postmortem hypostasis, postmortem lividity, postmortem suggillation.