Terms H-M Flashcards
Hemolysis
The breakdown of red blood cells
Hematopathology
The study of diseases affecting the blood and blood forming organs including the bone marrow spleen and lymph nodes
Hesitation wound
A parallel superficial cut found on the wrists or neck of the deceased body made by the person himself or herself
Homicide
The killing of one person by another
Immersion Changes
Features of a deceased body, such as wrinkled hands and fluid within the body, that are characteristic of drowning
Impale
To pierce with a pointed object
Infanticide
Killing of a baby
Jurisprudence
The study of law and the legal system
Laceration
A blunt force injury that causes tearing of the tissues
Leptomeninges
The almost inseparable combination of the delicate middle arachnoid and the transparent inner membrane covering the brain, the Pia matter
Ligature
A cord that can be used to bind a person
Livor mortis
Purpleish red discoloration of the skin of a deceased person that results from the settling of blood in the lower regions of the body
Manner of death ( MOD )
The circumstances of how a patient died.
Macerated
Decomposition in a few days that has died before birth in the sterile environment of his mother’s uterus
Marbling
A change in the appearance of the skin of a deceased person after death, characterized by a greenish discoloration around the umbilicus
Mass murder
A person who killed several people at the same time in the same place who may or may not be known to the murder
Medical examiner
A physician serving as a government official that is responsible for determining the cause and manner of a death in fatalities
Meninges
The coverings of the brain inside the school. Inflammation or infection of these membranes is known as meningitis
Mummification
Shrinkage and drying of the skin of a deceased body there results under certain environmental conditions
Munchausen syndrome
Psychological condition in which a person makes the symptoms of a serious illness with the intent of gaining the attention and sympathy of others
Münchausen syndrome by proxy
Psychological condition in which a person causing the symptoms of a serious illness and someone else, usually a child, to gain the attention and sympathy of others
Myocardial infarction
Damage to the heart muscle due to a lack of blood from the coronary artery
