postmortem lividity


post·mor·tem li·ve·do

a purple coloration of dependent parts, except in areas of contact pressure, appearing within 30 minutes to 2 hours after death, as a result of gravitational movement of blood within the vessels. Synonym(s): postmortem hypostasis, postmortem lividity, postmortem suggillation

post·mor·tem li·ve·do

, postmortem lividity (pōst-mōr'tĕm li-vē'dō, li-vid'i-tē) A purple coloration of dependent parts, except in areas of contact pressure, appearing within 1/2-2 hours after death, as a result of gravitational movement of blood within the vessels.

postmortem lividity

A dark blue staining of the dependent surface of a cadaver, due to the pooling and congestion of blood. See: livor mortis.See also: lividity