rigor — 1. SYN: rigidity (1). 2. SYN: chill (2). [L. stiffness] acid r. coagulation of muscle protein induced by acids. calcium r. arrest of the heart in the fully contracted state as a result of po … Medical dictionary
rigor mortis — rig·or mor·tis .rig ər mȯrt əs also chiefly Brit .rī .gȯ(ə)r n temporary rigidity of muscles occurring after death * * * the stiffening of a body that occurs within some eight hours of death, due to chemical changes in muscle tissue. It starts… … Medical dictionary
water rigor — a condition of rigor in a muscle caused by immersing it in water … Medical dictionary
rigor — rigor1 [ rɪgɔ:, rʌɪgɔ:, gə] noun Medicine 1》 a sudden feeling of cold accompanied by shivering and a rise in temperature, especially at the onset or height of a fever. 2》 short for rigor mortis. Origin ME: from L., lit. stiffness , from rigere be … English new terms dictionary
rigor mortis — [ mɔ:tɪs] noun Medicine stiffening of the joints and muscles a few hours after death, lasting from one to four days. Origin C19: from L., lit. stiffness of death … English new terms dictionary
acid rigor — coagulation of the protein of muscle produced by acids … Medical dictionary
calcium rigor — arrest of cardiac muscle in full contraction, caused by an excess of calcium … Medical dictionary
heat rigor — rigidity of muscles induced by heat … Medical dictionary
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Program at Georgetown University — Georgetown University Medical Center’s Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Program was created in 2003 in response to a nation wide NIH funded educational initiative to incorporate CAM into medical and graduate school curricula.[1] This… … Wikipedia
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