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Lividity

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liv·id  (lvd)
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 lvidus, from lvre, to be bluish; see slei- in Indo-European roots.]
li·vidi·ty, livid·ness n.
livid·ly adv.
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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.Lividitylividity - 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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When documenting the general appearance of the child, officers should note the body, face, head, and neck positions; rigor mortis; postmortem lividity (creating a drawing and depicting the pattern); birthmarks; body temperature; physical development; evidence of trauma; state of hydration; and any fluids (e.
Sudden, unexplained infant death investigations by Weyand, Ernst H. / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
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