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group of chemicals used in the addition to vacular and cavity embalming fluids; includes but not limited to hardening compounds, preservative powders, sealing agents, mold preventative agents, and pack application agents

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accessory chemicals

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pressure which is indicated by the injector gauge needle when the arterial tube is open and arterial solution is flowing into the body

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actual pressure

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soft whitish crumbly or greasy material that forms upon the postmortem hydrolysis and hydrogenation of body fats

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adipocere (grave wax)

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in presence of free oxygen

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aerobic

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intravascular; increase of viscosity of blood brought about by the clumpingo f pariculate formed elements in blood vessels

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agglutination

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decrease in body temperature immediately before death

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agonal algor

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in refernce to blood, change from a fluid into a thickened mass

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agonal coagulation

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loss of moisture from the living body during the agonal stage

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agonal dehydration

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escape of blood serum from an intravascular location immediately before death

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agonal edema

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increase in body temperature immediately before death

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agonal fever

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period immediately before death

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agonal period

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post mortem cooling of the body to surrounding temperatures

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algor mortis

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building block of proteins

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amino acids

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in absene of free oxygen

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anaerobic

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before death

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antemortem

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condition in which the manifestation of life are feebly maintained

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apparant death

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concentrated, preservative embalming chemical that will be diluted with water to form the arterial solution for injection into the arterial system during vascular embalming

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arterial fluid

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mixture of arterial fluid and water which is used for the arterial injection and may include supplemental fluids

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arterial solution

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withdrawal of gas fluids, and semi solids from body cavities and hollow viscera by means of suction with an spirator and a trocar

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aspiration

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self destruction of cells; decomp. of all tissues by enzymes of their own formation without microbial growth

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autolysis

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irreversible somatic death

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biological death

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discolorations resulting from changes in blood composition, content or location either intravascularly or extravascularyly

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blood discoloration

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circularoty network composed of heart, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venule and vein

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blood vasculary system

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dead human body used for medical purposes

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cadaver

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prolongation of the last violent contraction of the muscles into the rigidity of death
cadaveric spasm
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ability of substances to diffuse through capillary wall into the tissue spaces
capillary permeability
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direct treatment other than vascular injection of the contents of body cavities and the lumina of hollow viscera
cavity embalming
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death of indiviual cells of body
cellular death
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change in bodys chemical composition that occurs after death such as hemolysis
chemical postmortem change
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phase of somantic death lasting from 5-6 mins during which life may be restored
clinical death
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chemical and physical agenst that bring about coagulation
coagulating agents
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process of converting soluble protein to insoluble protein by heating or contact with a chemical such as alcolhol or na aldehyde. solidification of a solid into a gelatinous mass
coagulation
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having abnormal amount of fat on body
corpulence
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irreversible cessation of all vital functions
death
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noise made by moribund person caused by air passing rhrough a residue of mucous in the trachea and posterior oral cavity
death rattle
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semiconvulsive twitches which often occur before death
death struggle
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decomp. of proteins by enzymes of aerobic bacteria
decay
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separation of compounds into simpler substances by the action of microbial and or autolytic enzymes
decomposition
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loss of moisture from body tissue which may occur antemortem or postmortem
dehydration
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process of drying out
dessication
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record of electrical activity of heart
electroencephalogram EEG
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process of chemically treating the dead human body to reduce the presence and growth of microorganisms to temorarily inhibit organic decomposition and to restore an acceptable physical appearance
embalming
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consideration given to the dead prior to, during, and after the embalming procedure is completed; documentation required
embalming analysis (case analysis)
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product of decomposition of fats
fatty acid
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bacterial decomposition of carbohydrates
fermentation
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necrosis, death of tissues of part of the body usually due to deficient or absent blood supply
gangrene
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necrosis in wound infected by an anaerobic gas froming bacillus
gas gangrene
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destruction of red blood cells that liberates hemoglobin
hemolysis
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reaction in which water is one of the reactants and compounds are often broken down
hydrolysis
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absorption of fluid portion of blood by the tissues after death resulting in postmortem edema
imbibition
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decomp. of fats
lipolysis
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postmortem intravascular red blue discoloration resulting from hypostasis of blood
livor mortis (cadaveric lividity)
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organelle that exists within a cell but separate from the cell
lysosome
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method of mouth closure in which a sutrue is passed through the septum of the nose and around the mandible
mandibular suture
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manipulation of tissue in the course of prep. of body
massage
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in dying state
moribund
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method of mouth closure which a suture is passed through the septum of nose and through the mentalis muscle of chin
musculature suture
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antemortem physiological death of cells of the body followed by their replacement
necrobiosis
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period that begins after somantic death
postmortem
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rise in temperature after death due to continued cellular metabolism
postmortem caloricity
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change inf orm or state of matter without any change in chemical composition
postmortem physical change
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extravscular color change that occurs when heme released by hemolysis of RBC seeps through vessels walls and into body tissues
postmortem stain
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science of treating body chemically so as to temporarily inhibit decomposition
preservation
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organic compound found in plants and animals; can be broken down into amino acids
protein
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decomp. of proteins
proteolysis
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any one of a group of nitrogenous organic compounds fromed by the action of putrefactive bacteria on proteins
ptomaine
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decomp. of proteins by action of enzymes from anaerobic bacteria
putrefaction
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postmortem stiffening of muscles by natural body process
rigor mortis
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decomp. of sugars
saccharolysis
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process of soap formation; conversion of fatty tissue of body into soapy waxy substance called adipocere
saponification
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manifestation of death in body
sign of death
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death of organism as a whole
somantic death
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distension of tissues beneath the skin by gas or air; an antermortem condition brough about by a surgical procedure or trauma
subcutaneous emphysema
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direct contact of body tissues with embalming chemicals
surface embalming
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discoloration due to the deposit of matter on skin surface
surface discoloration
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science of treating body chemically so as to temporarily inhibit decomp.
temporary preservation
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any procedure used to prove a sign of death
test of death
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study of death
thanatology
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postmortem accumulation of gas in tussues or cavities brought about by an anaerobic gas forming bacillus
tissue gas
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agonal or postmortem redistribution of host microflora on a hostwide basis
translocation

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