A more thorough explanation:

ARTICULO MORTIS

Articulo mortis means "at the point of death" in Law Latin. It is used to describe the moment when someone is dying.

It is similar to the phrase "in extremis."

• The priest was called to administer the last rites to the patient in articulo mortis.
• As the soldier lay dying on the battlefield, he was comforted by his fellow soldiers who knew he was in articulo mortis.

These examples illustrate how the term articulo mortis is used to describe the moment when someone is dying. In both cases, the person is near death and in need of spiritual comfort.