Postmortem lividity is the setting of
blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red
discoloration of the skin, when the heart is no longer agitating the
blood, heavy red blood cells sink through the serum by action of
gravity. This discoloration does not occur in the areas of the body that
are in contact with the ground or another object, as the capillaries
are compressed.
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