SIGNS OF DEATH
\sˈa͡ɪnz ɒv dˈɛθ], \sˈaɪnz ɒv dˈɛθ], \s_ˈaɪ_n_z ɒ_v d_ˈɛ_θ]\
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Cessation of respiration and of the heart-beat, opacity of the cornea, rigor mortis, lividity or pailor, decomposition and putrefaction, relaxation of the sphincters, and loss of tissue elasticity.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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