lividity

lividity
a) The state or quality of being livid.
b) A livid area of skin, such as a bruise, or as is often found on cadavers.

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  • Lividity — Li*vid i*ty, n. [Cf. F. lividit[ e].] The state or quality of being livid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lividity — Offizielles Logo …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • lividity — The state of being livid. postmortem l. SYN: postmortem livedo. * * * li·vid·i·ty liv id ət ē n, pl ties the condition of being livid <postmortem lividity> * * * li·vid·i·ty (lĭ vidґĭ te) [L. lividitas] the quality of being livid; …   Medical dictionary

  • lividity — livid ► ADJECTIVE 1) informal furiously angry. 2) having a dark inflamed appearance. DERIVATIVES lividity noun lividly adverb lividness noun. ORIGIN Latin lividus, from livere be bluish …   English terms dictionary

  • lividity — noun see livid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lividity — See livid. * * * …   Universalium

  • lividity — li·vid·i·ty || lɪ vɪdÉ™tɪ n. quality of being livid; paleness, grayness (of the skin, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lividity — li·vid·i·ty …   English syllables

  • lividity — n.; see hypostasis …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • lividity — noun 1. a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored • Derivationally related forms: ↑livid • Hypernyms: ↑fury, ↑rage, ↑madness 2. unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) • Syn …   Useful english dictionary

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