lividity
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English
Etymology
From Middle English lividite, lyvydite, from Middle French lividité and its etymon Medieval Latin līviditās, from Latin līvidus (“livid”) + -tās (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, livid + -ity.
Noun
lividity (usually uncountable, plural lividities)
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being livid.
- (countable) A livid area of skin, such as a bruise, or as is often found on cadavers.
- (uncountable) Livor mortis, suggillation.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
state or quality of being livid
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livid area of skin
livor mortis, suggillation — see livor mortis
References
- ^ “lī̆viditẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “lividity, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading
- “lividity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.