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Descriptor English: Rigor Mortis
Descriptor Spanish: Rigor Mortis
Descriptor rigor mortis
Entry term(s) rigidez cadavérica
Scope note: Rigidez muscular que se desarrolla en el cadaver usualmente a las 4 a 10 horas después de la muerte y que dura 3 o 4 días.
Descriptor Portuguese: Rigor Mortis
Descriptor French: Rigidité cadavérique
Entry term(s): Mortis, Rigor
Tree number(s): C23.550.260.224.617.839
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012298
Scope note: Muscular rigidity which develops in the cadaver usually from 4 to 10 hours after death and lasts 3 or 4 days.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Death (1966-1969)
Public MeSH Note: 70; was see under DEATH 1963-69
Online Note: search DEATH 1966-69
History Note: 70; was see under DEATH 1963-69
DeCS ID: 12709
Unique ID: D012298
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2002/07/03
Rigor Mortis - Preferred
Concept UI M0019118
Scope note Muscular rigidity which develops in the cadaver usually from 4 to 10 hours after death and lasts 3 or 4 days.
Preferred term Rigor Mortis
Entry term(s) Mortis, Rigor



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