lividity


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liv·id

 (lĭv′ĭd)
adj.
1. Discolored, as from a bruise; black-and-blue.
2. Ashen or pallid: a face livid with shock.
3. Extremely angry; furious.
[Middle English livide, from Old French, from Latin līvidus, from līvēre, to be bluish; see sleiə- in Indo-European roots.]
li·vid′i·ty, liv′id·ness n.
liv′id·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lividity - a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored
fury, rage, madness - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
2.lividity - unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)lividity - unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia, lividness, luridness
complexion, skin color, skin colour - the coloring of a person's face
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Translations

li·vid·i·ty

n. lividez, descoloración que resulta de la gravitación de sangre;
post mortem ___ → ___ cadavérica.
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