lividness

[US]/[ˈlɪvɪdnəs]/
[UK]/[ˈlɪvɪdnəs]/

Translation

n.The state of being livid; a dark, purplish-blue color, especially of the skin.; Extreme anger or fury.
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Phrases & Collocations

lividness of skin

assessing lividness

lividness changes

increased lividness

lividness present

lividness noted

lividness development

lividness severity

lividness pattern

lividness indicating

Example Sentences

the patient’s skin exhibited a disturbing degree of lividness after the accident.

the coroner noted the extensive lividness on the victim’s back.

lividness can be an important indicator in determining time of death.

a significant amount of lividness was present on the underside of the body.

the forensic pathologist carefully documented the pattern of lividness.

postmortem lividity, or lividness, develops due to gravitational settling of blood.

the distribution of lividness helped investigators determine the position of the deceased.

increased lividness was observed in the lower parts of the body.

the presence of lividness doesn't always indicate foul play.

lividness is a natural consequence of death and circulatory stasis.

the team analyzed the lividness patterns to reconstruct the scene.

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