Abnormal Corpse Phenomenon - Ijoushii Gensho

Japanese: 異常死体現象 - いじょうしたいげんしょう
Abnormal Corpse Phenomenon - Ijoushii Gensho

...Postmortem changes, i.e. the loss of biological functions and physical and chemical changes in the corpse that occur after death. These can be divided into early, late, and abnormal corpse phenomena.
[Early Death Phenomenon]
Symptoms that appear within one day after death include loss of pupil light reflex and dilation, decreased intraocular pressure, paleness of the upper skin and appearance of necrotic spots in the lower areas, rigor mortis that appears after muscle relaxation, dryness of the skin and lip mucosa, clouding of the cornea, and cooling of the corpse.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "abnormal corpse phenomenon" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…死後変化,すなわち死後に現れる生物学的機能の喪失や,死体の物理的,化学的な変化をいう。これは早期,晩期,異常死体現象に分けられる。
[早期死体現象]
 死後1日以内に現れるもので,瞳孔の対光反射の消失および散瞳,眼圧の低下,上位の皮膚の蒼白化と下位になった部位への死斑の出現,筋肉の弛緩後に現れる死体硬直rigor mortis,皮膚や口唇粘膜などの乾燥,角膜の混濁,死体の冷却がある。…

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出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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