English Dictionary

break rigor

動詞

(mortuary technology) To manipulate a corpse in which rigor mortis has set in, (by massage, flexing joints, or brute force) in order to change the position of the body.

日本語の意味

死後硬直した遺体を、マッサージ、関節の屈伸、または力を用いて操作し、体位を変更する（解剖学的・遺体処理の技法）

To arrange the viewing, the funeral director had to break rigor carefully before dressing the body.

展示の準備のために、葬儀担当者は遺体を着せる前に死後硬直を慎重にほぐさなければならなかった。

意味（1）

(mortuary technology) To manipulate a corpse in which rigor mortis has set in, (by massage, flexing joints, or brute force) in order to change the position of the body.

They must have pushed pretty hard to break rigor in the shoulder.

意味（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, rigor.

Compassionate mercy breaks rigor; but mercy is so good that sometimes it takes away initiative, and doesn't allow anyone to do anything.

breaks rigor （ present singular third-person ）

breaking rigor （ participle present ）

broke rigor （ past ）

broken rigor （ participle past ）