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Definition of Livor
1. n. Malignity.
Definition of Livor
1. Noun. (pathology) Skin discoloration, as from a bruise, or occurring after death. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) Malice. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Livor
1. lividness of colour [n -S]
Medical Definition of Livor
1. The livid discoloration of the skin on the dependent parts of a corpse. Origin: L. A black and blue spot (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Livor
Literary usage of Livor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of human physiology: Designed for the Use of Practitioners and by Austin Flint (1881)
"Physiological anatomy of the livor—Distribution of the portal vein, the hepatic
artery, and the hepatic duct- Origin and course of the ..."
2. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes by Robert Burton (1838)
"... and so receive and break asunder all that foolish font if livor and spleen.
And whosoever he is that shall observe these short ir^ir^. tions, ..."
3. Two Thousand Questions and Answers about the War: A Catechism of the Methods by The Review of reviews (1918)
"... Lieutenant General Major Central Coat of arm* of the United One lar« «livor
star and States and two silver «tau. tiro «mall silver stars. ilver sture. ..."
4. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1904)
"... the most part to the southern and eastern portions of the region, and that
some species, such as Phryxus livor/rica, ..."
5. The complete herbalist; or, The people their own physicians by the use of by Oliver Phelps Brown (1867)
"... acts on the livor, and its main office appears to be to manufacture bile, just
as some articles of food make blood faster than others. ..."
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