The condition used to describe settling of blood in the lowest parts of the body after death is known as
A) algor mortis
B) calor mortis
C) livor mortis
D) rigor mortis

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Livor mortis is the process that occurs after death where the blood settles in the lowest parts of the body due to gravity, causing a reddish-purple discoloration of the skin. Algor mortis refers to the cooling of the body after death, calor mortis refers to the warming of the body after death, and rigor mortis refers to the stiffening of the muscles after death.

The Condition Used to Describe Settling of Blood in the Lowest