Definition of rigors. Meaning of rigors. Synonyms of rigors

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word rigors. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word rigors and, of course, rigors synonyms and on the right images related to the word rigors.

Definition of rigors

Rigor
Rigor Ri"gor, n. [L. See Rigor., below.] 1. Rigidity; stiffness. 2. (ed.) A sense of chilliness, with contraction of the skin; a convulsive shuddering or tremor, as in the chill preceding a fever. Rigor caloris[L., rigor of heat] (Physiol.), a form of rigor mortis induced by heat, as when the muscle of a mammal is heated to about 50[deg]C. Rigor mortis[L., rigor of death], death stiffening; the rigidity of the muscles that occurs at death and lasts till decomposition sets in. It is due to the formation of myosin by the coagulation of the contents of the individual muscle fibers.

Meaning of rigors from wikipedia

- confused by trembling. Severe chills with violent shivering are called rigors. Chills occur when the hypothalamic temperature set point is suddenly elevated...
- Look up rigor mortis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rigor mortis (Latin: rigor "stiffness", and mortis "of death"), or postmortem rigidity, is the...
- Rigor mortis is one of the recognizable signs of death. Rigor mortis also may refer to: Rigor Mortis (film), 2013, by Juno Mak Rigor Mortis (radio), 2003-2006...
- Roberto Nicholas "Snaffu" Rigor (August 8, 1946 – August 3, 2016) was a Filipino songwriter and vocalist. He started composing in 1964. His first recorded...
- Rigor Sardonicous is an American doom metal band from Long Island, New York. Coined as "raw, apocalyptic doom", Rigor Sardonicous is one of the earliest...
- Rigor Mortis Sets In is the third solo studio album by the English rock musician John Entwistle, who was the b****ist for the Who at that time. Distributed...
- Rigor Mortis is the debut album by thrash metal band Rigor Mortis released in 1988 through Capitol Records. Mike Scaccia - Guitar Casey Orr - B****, Vocals...
- Cognitive rigor is a combined model developed by superimposing two existing models for describing rigor that are widely accepted in the education system...
- rigour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rigour (British English) or rigor (American English; see spelling differences) describes a condition of stiffness...
- Rigor Mortis is a 2013 Hong Kong horror film directed by Juno Mak and produced by Takashi Shimizu. The film is a tribute to the Mr. Vampire film series...