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1
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Intravascular: the increase of viscosity of blood brought about by the clumping of particulate formed elements in the blood vessels which is a specific type of congealing

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Agglutination

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2
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A localized accumulation of pus.

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Abscess

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The process of taking in, as in a colored object which adsorbs certain rays of light and reflects other rays giving the object it’s recognizable color

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Absorption

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

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Accessory chemical

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5
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Dimethylketone; colorless liquid which is used to soften and remove scabs; a solvent for restorative wax, or a stain remover

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Acetone

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6
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0.5 ppm for formaldehyde set by OSHA

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Action level

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7
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Occurs when the arterial supply to an area of the body is increased

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Active capillary congestion

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8
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Disease resulting from a deficiency in the secretion of adrenocortical hormones, with “bronze” discoloration of the skin and electrolyte imbalances

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Addison’s disease

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9
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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 a.k.a. Grave wax

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10
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Assimilation of gas, vapor, or dissolved matter by the surface of a solid or liquid

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Adsorption

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11
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A protein found in blood plasma

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Albumin

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12
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An organic compound containing one or more hydroxyl (-OH) groups.

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Alcohol

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13
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An organic compound containing one or more -CHO groups

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Aldehyde

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14
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Method of injection-drainage in which embalming solution is injected and then injection is stopped while drainage is open which is a type of restricted drainage

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Alternate drainage

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15
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An organic compound containing nitrogen; any compounds formed from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by organic radicals

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Amine

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16
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Building blocks of proteins and the end products of protein digestion or hydrolysis

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Amino acid

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17
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The process by which the body utilizes energy released by catabolism

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Anabolism

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18
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Severe generalized edema

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Anasarca

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19
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Deviation from the normal

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Anomaly

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20
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Glycoprotein substance developed by the body in response to, and interacting specifically with, an antigen. Also known as immunoglobulin

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Antibody

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21
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A foreign substance that stimulates the formation of antibodies that react specifically with it

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Antigen

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22
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The 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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23
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The 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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24
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The term applied to a number of pathological conditions causing a thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries

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Arteriosclerosis

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25
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The movement of blood from the heart and the arteries into the capillaries and veins, which occurs at the moment of death

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Articulo-mortis

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26
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Antemortem injuries resulting from friction of the skin against a firm object resulting in the removal of the epidermis.

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Abrasion

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27
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Accumulation of serous fluids in the peritoneal cavity

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Ascites

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28
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Freedom from infection and from any form of life; sterility

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Asepsis

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29
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A form of arteriosclerosis marked by the deposition of lipids in the inner layer of arterial walls

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Atherosclerosis

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30
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A wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue

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Atrophy

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31
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The presence of bacteria in the blood

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Bacteremia

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32
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Destructive to bacteria

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Bactericidal Agent

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33
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Agent that has the ability to inhibit or retard bacterial growth, no destruction of viability of the microorganism is implied

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Bacteriostatic Agent

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34
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Resins combined with oil; a fragrant, resinous, oily exudate from various trees and plants

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Balsamic Substance

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35
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The armpit

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Base of the Axillary Space

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36
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Biological agent or condition that constitutes a hazard to humans

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Biohazard

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37
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A chemical which lightens or blanches skin discolorations

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Bleach

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38
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A chemical which lightens a skin discoloration

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Bleaching Agent

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39
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A thin vesicle on the skin containing liquid matter

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Blister

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40
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Tissue that circulates through the vascular system and is composed of approximately 22% solids and 78% water

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Blood

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41
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Discolorations resulting from changes in blood composition, content, or location, either intravascularly or extravascularly

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Blood Discolorations

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42
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Having relatively large patches of color somewhat different from the remainder of the coloring

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Blotched

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43
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Acute, deep-seated inflammation in the skin which usually begin as a subcutaneous swelling in a hair folicule

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Boil a.k.a. Furuncle

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44
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An injury caused by a blow without laceration

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Bruise a.k.a. contusion a.k.a. ecchymosis

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45
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The dome-like superior portion of the cranium; that portion removed during cranial autopsy

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Calvarium

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46
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Formation of new channels in a tissue

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Canalization

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47
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An antiseptic/disinfectant employed to dry moist tissues and to bleach

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Carbloic acid a.k.a Phenol

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48
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Circumscribed inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues that ends in suppuration and is accompanied by systemic symptoms, such as fever and leukocytosis; several communicating boils of the skin and subcutaneous tissues with the production and discharge of pus and dead tissue

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Carbuncle

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49
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Any destructive process by which complex substances are converted by living cells into simpler compounds, with release of energy

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Catabolism

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50
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A chemical capable of drying tissues by searing; caustic

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Cauterizing Agent

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51
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The formation of cavities in an organ or tissues; frequently seen in some forms of tuberculosis

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Cavitation

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52
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A hollow place or area

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Cavity

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53
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Restorative treatment usually accompanied by aspiration, gravitation, or external pressure to remove gases or excess liquids from tissues; passages are made through the tissue with a scalpel, hypodermic needle,or trocar

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Channeling

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54
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Substances that bid metallic ions such as EDTA (Ethylenediamine-tetraceticacid) used as an anticoagulant in embalming solutions

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Chelate

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55
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A blood clot which contains all of the blood elements with red and white blood cells separated in to distinct layers

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Chicken fat clot

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56
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Anerobic, saprophytic, spore-forming bacterium responsible for tissue gas, referred to as gas bacillus

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Clostridium Perfringens

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57
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The process od]f converting soluable protein to insoluable protein by heating or contact with a chemical such as an alcohol or an aldehyde.

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Coagulation

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58
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Substances which increase the activity of enzymes

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Co-enzymes or Accelerators

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59
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A condition which occurs un dead bodies when exposed to temperatures near or below the freezing point. thus causing the tissues to become firm and rigid

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Cold Stiffening

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60
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Bacterial inhabitants of the colon

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Coli-Flora

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61
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Microorganisms (Colon Bacillus) found normally in the colon

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Coliform Organisms

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62
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A solution-like system in which the size of the solute particle is between 1 and 100 nanometers. Particles of solute pass through filters but not membranes

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Colloid

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63
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A solution containing a relatively large amount of solute

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Concentrated solution

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64
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Method of drainage in which drainage occurs continuously during vascular injection

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Concurrent Drainage

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65
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Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the white portion of the eye

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Conjunctiva

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66
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Transparent part of the tunic of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil and admits light into the interior

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Cornea

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67
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Having an abnormal amount of fat on the body

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Corpulence a.k.a. Obesity

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68
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Embalming fluid that contains dyes and coloring agents intended to restore a more natural skin tone through the embalming proces

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Cosmetic fluid

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69
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Dye that helps to cover internal discolorations such as jaundice

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Counter Staining Compounds

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70
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A blood clot which contains all of the blood elements coagulated in an evenly mixed mass

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Current Clot a.k.a. Jelly Clot

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71
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Bluish discoloration of the skin or mucous membrane due to lack of oxygen

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Cyanosis

72
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Separation of compounds into simpler substances by the action of microbial or autolytic enzymes

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Decomposition

73
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Loss of moisture from body tissue which may occur antemortem or postmortem

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Dehydration

74
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Rendered thoroughly dry, exhausted of moisture

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Desiccation

75
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Sloughing off the epidermis, wherein there is a separation of the epidermis from the underlying dermis formally referred to as skin slip

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Desquamation a.k.a. Skin Slip

76
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A vascular incision made on vessels by cutting in an oblique or slanting direction

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Diagonal Incision

77
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Separation of substances in solution by the difference in their rates of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane

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Dialysis a.k.a Selective Diffusion

78
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Relaxation phase of the heart

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Diastole

79
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The movement of molecules or other particles in solution fro an area of greater concentration to and area of lesser concentration until uniform concentration is reached

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Diffusion

80
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Passage of some components of the injected embalming solution from an intravascular to an extravascular location; movements of the embalming solutions from the capillaries into the interstitial fluids

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Diffusion Solution

81
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Any abnormal color in or upon the human body

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Discoloration

82
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Unchecked putrefaction eventually results in a complete breakdown and disappearance of all body structures, except the bones

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Disintegration

83
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A state of being twisted or pushed out of natural shape or position

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Distortion

84
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The movement of embalming solutions from the point of injection throughout the arterial system and into the capillaries

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Distribution Solution

85
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Antemortem discolorations resulting from the administration of drugs or chemotherapeutic agents

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Drug Discoloration

86
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Condition that results when the body part that dies had little blood and remains aseptic and occurs when the arteries but not the veins are obstructed

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Dry Gangrene

87
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Abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissue or body cavities

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Edema a.k.a Dropsy

88
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Excessive leanness; a wasted condition resulting in sunken surfaces of the face

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Emaciation

89
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The true metabolic enzymes of bacterium, produced within the bacterial cell wall

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Endoenzymes

90
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An organic catalyst produced by living cells and capable of autolytic decomposition

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Enzymes

91
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Disease characterized by a rash

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Exanthematous Disease

92
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Enzymes which function outside of the bacterial cell wall

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Exoenzymes

93
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Loss of blood to the point where life can no longer be sustained

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Exsanguination

94
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Discoloration of the body outside of the blood vascular system, for example, ecchymosis, petechia, hematoma, and postmortem stain

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Extravascular Blood Discoloration

95
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Fluid or cellular debris exuding from blood vessels and deposited in tissues or tissue surfaces; usually a result of inflammation

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Exudate

96
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A microorganism that prefers an environment devoid of oxygen but has adapted so that it can live and grow in the presence of oxygen

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Facultative Aerobe

97
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an organism that prefers an oxygen environment but is capable of living and growing in its absence

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Facultative Anerobe

98
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Characterized by a high fever, causing dehydration of the body

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Febrile

99
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Removal of particles (liquid or solid) from a solution, as it pases through a membrane or other partial barrier

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Filtration

100
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An injury caused by heat which produces redness of the skin

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First Degree Burn (Hyperemia)

101
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The act of making tissue rigid. The solidification of a copound

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Fixation

102
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An agent employed in the preparation of tissues for the purpose of maintaining the existing form of the structure. Many agents are used, the most important one being formalin

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Fixative

103
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Total evacuation (absence) of tissue

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Fourth Degree Burn

104
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Chemical agents capable of destroying, and/or inhibiting the growth of saprophytic or pathogenic fungi, including molds

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Fungicides

105
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Antemortem necrosis in a wound infected by an anaerobic gas forming bacillus, the most common being Clostridium Perfringens

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Gas Gangrene

106
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Extravascular movement of preservative fluids by gravitational force to the dependant areas of the body

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Gravity Filtration

107
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Chemical in powder form that has the ability to absorb and to disinfect; used in autopsy treatment

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Hardening Compound

108
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Blood present in vomitus; vomiting of blood from the stomach

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Hematemesis

109
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A swelling or mass of clotted blood confined to an organ or space caused by a ruptured blood vessel

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Hematoma

110
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Blood in the urine

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Hematuria

111
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The non protein portion of hemoglobin; red pigment

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Heme

112
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The red respiratory portion of the red blood cells; iron containing pigment of red blood cells functioning to carry oxygen to the cells

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Hemoglobin

113
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Blood in sputum

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Hemoptysis

114
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Abnormal accumulation of fluids in a saclike structure, especially the scrotal sac

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Hydrocele

115
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Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluids in the ventricles of the brain

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Hydrocephalus

116
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Distension of the pelvis and calyces of one of both kidneys with urine as a result of obstruction

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Hydronephrosis

117
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Water loving

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Hydrophilic

118
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Abnormal accumulation of fluid within the pericardial sac

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Hydrothorax

119
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Absorbing moisture readily

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Hydroscopic

120
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The increase size of an organ or part due to the excessive but regulated increase in the number of it cells

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Hyperplasia

121
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The enlargement of an organ or part due to the increase in the size of cells composing it

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Hypertrophy

122
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A diminished, or lowered, coagulability of blood

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Hypinosis

123
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Absorption of the fluid portion of the body by the tissues after death resulting in postmortem edema

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Imbibition

124
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The process of seepage or diffusion into tissue of substances that are not ordinarily present

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Infiltration

125
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Injection of small amount of very strong solution into a specific area of body at a very high pressure

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Instant Tissue Fixation

126
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Between the cells

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Intercellular

127
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Method of drainage in which the drainage is stopped at intervals while the injection continues, a type of restricted drainage

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Intermittent Drainage

128
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Fluid in the supporting connective tissues surrounding body cells

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Interstitial Fluid

129
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Within a cell

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Intracellular

130
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Combination of iodine and a solubilizing agent or carrier that liberates free iodine in solution; a chemical disinfectant

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Iodophores

131
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Conditions characterized by excessive concentrations of bilirubin the skin and tissues and deposition of excessive bile pigment in the skin, cornea, bodily fluids, and mucous membranes with the resulting yellow appearance of the patient

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Jaundice a.k.a. Icterus

132
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To cut or tear into irregular segments

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Lacerate

133
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Wound characterized by irregular tearing of tissue

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Laceration

134
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Substance used to kill insect larvae

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Larvacide

135
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Any change in structure produced during the course of a disease or injury

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Lesion

136
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A specific antibody acting destructively upon cells and tissues

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Lysin

137
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Organelle that exists within a cell, but separate from the cell; contains hydrolytic enzymes that breakdown proteins and certain carbohydrates

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Lysosome

138
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Moistening, and softening, of any tissue decomposing in a liquid medium

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Maceration

139
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Chemicals added to the embalming solution to deal with varying demands predicated upon the embalming

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Modifying Agent

140
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The passage of solvent from a solution of lesser to one of greater solute concentration when the two solutions are seperated by a semipermeable membrane

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Osmosis a.k.a. Hindered diffusion

141
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Occurs when venous drainage from an area is decreased

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Passive capillary congestion

142
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Method by which solute a and/or solvents cross through a membrane with no energy provided by the cells of the membrane. In embalming, examples include pressure filtration, dialysis, diffusion, and osmosis

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Passive transport system

143
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Substance able to destroy lice

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Pediculicide

144
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.75ppm for formaldehyde

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PEL a.k.a. Permissible exposure limit

145
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To force a fluid through an organ or tissue, especially by the way of the blood vessels; injection during vascular embalming

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Perfusion

146
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Inflammation of the peritoneum, the membranous coat lining the abdominal cavity and investing the viscera

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Peritonitis

147
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Condition in which interstitial spaces contain such excessive amounts of fluid that the skin remains depressed after palpation

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Pitting edema

148
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The rise in temperature after death due to continued cellular metabolism

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Postmortem caloricity

149
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Chemical in powder form; typically used for surface embalming of the remains

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Preservative powder

150
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Positive intravascular pressure causing passage of embalming solution through the capillary causing passage of embalming fluid from an intravascular to an Extravascular position

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Pressure filtration

151
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Organic compound found in plants and animals; can be broken down into amino acids

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Protein

152
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Any one of a group of nitrogenous organic compounds formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria on proteins; indole, skatole,cadaverine, and putrescine

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Ptomaine

153
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Liquid product of inflammation containing various proteins and leukocytes

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Pus

154
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Characteristic pus-filled structure of a disease, such as smallpox, syphilis, and acne

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Pustular lesion

155
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An amorphous, nonvolatile solid or soft side substance, a natural exudation from plants

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Resinous substance

156
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Inner lining of the eye that receives the images formed by the lens and transmits those images to the brain via the optic nerve

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Retina

157
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The white of the eye

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Sclera

158
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Those resulting in acute inflammation of the skin and blisters

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Second degree burn

159
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Pathogenic state, resulting from the presence of microorganisms or their products in the blood or other tissues

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Sepsis

160
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Condition characterized by the multiplication of bacteria in blood

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Septicemia

161
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Drug-induced edema wherein the excess fluid is located within the cell. Upon palpation, there is no noticeable depression

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Solid edema

162
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Substance that is dissolved in a solution

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Solute

163
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Liquid containing dissolved substance

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Solution

164
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Liquid holding another substance in solution

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Solvent

165
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No more than 15 minutes, 4 times per work day

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STEL a.k.a. Short term exposure limit

166
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A surface on which an organism grows

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Substrate

167
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Fluid injected for purposes other than perseveration and disinfection

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Supplemental fluid

168
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Drawing together or a contraction of gels which results in the giving off of water

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Synersis

169
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Contraction phase of heart

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Systole

170
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Destruction of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues; seared, charred

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Third degree burn

171
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The property of certain a cells of becoming fluid when shaken, and then becoming solid again

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Thixotropy

172
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Postmortem accumulation of gas in tissues or cavities brought about by and anaerobic gas forming bacillus. Clostridium perfrengins

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Tissue gas

173
Q

A vascular incision made at 90 degrees to the long axis of the vessel

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Transverse incision

174
Q

Exposures that are time-weighted over an established period.

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TWA a.k.a. Time weighted average

175
Q

Necrotic tissue that is wet as a result of of inadequate venous drainage; may be accompanied by bacterial infection

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Wet gangrene

Embalming Test 4 (4 decks)

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