Postmortem Lividity (Livor Mortis)
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Postmortem lividity — also called livor mortis, hypostasis, postmortem staining, suggillation, vibices, or "darnings of death" — is the bluish-purple discolouration of the dependent parts of a dead body caused by the gravitational pooling of stagnant blood after circulation ceases. It is one of the most reliable early postmortem changes and a darling of NEET PG examiners, particularly for its colour in various poison…
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