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Maggot

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Insect larva; especially flies

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Masking Agent (Perfuming Agent)

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Chemical found in arterial fluid having the capability of displacing an unpleasant odor or of altering an unpleasant odor so that it is converts to a more pleasant one

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Medical Examiner

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Elected or appointed official of a local community, with a medical degree who holds inquests concerning sudden, violent, and unexplained deaths

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Medial

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Anatomical term of position and direction denoting toward the midline

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Microorganism

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A microscopic organism, especially a bacterium, virus, or fungus

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Microbial Enzyme

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The enzymes of microorganisms; a source of the enzymes that contribute to decomposition

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Modifying Agent

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Chemical within the arterial fluid to deal with varying demands predicated upon the condition of the deceased, the environment, and the preservative to be used.

Ex: anticoagulants, buffers, humectants, and surfactants

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Moist Gangrene

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Necrotic tissue resulting from inadequate venous drainage accompanied by the invasion of saprophytic bacteria

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Mold Preventative

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Agent which prohibit the growth of mold

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Mortuary Putty

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Pliable compound to fix or fill

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Mouth Former

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Feature-setting device placed in the mouth to provide shaped and contour to the lips

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Multi-point Injection

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Vascular injection from two or more sites

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Nasal Tube Aspirator

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Instrument used to aspirate the throat by means of the nostrils

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Necrobiosis

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Antemortem, physiological death of the cells of the body followed by their replacement

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Necrosis

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Pathological death of a tissue still a part of the living organism

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Needle Injector

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Feature-setting device used for mouth closure designed to implant metal pins into bone

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Nephritis

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Inflammation of the kidneys that can cause an increase in nitrogenous waste

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Nitrogenous Waste

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Metabolic by-products such as urea and uric acid that contain nitrogen, and tend to neutralize formaldehyde

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Non-cosmetic Fluid

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Arterial fluid which does not contain active dyes and will not impart a color change upon the body tissues

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Occupational Exposure

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Reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral, contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of a worker’s duties

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One-Point Injectection

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Injection and drainage from one location

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Osmosis

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Passage of pure solvent from a solution of lesser concentration to one of greater solute concentration when the two solutions are separated by a semipermeable membrane, primary mechanism by which preservation occurs

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Packing Forceps

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Embalming instrument used to fill the external orifices of the body with an absorbant material

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Palpate

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To examine by touch

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Parenteral
Introduced into body by piercing mucous membranes or the skin barrier through such events as needlesticks, human bites, cuts, and abrasions
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Petechia
Antemortem, pinpoint, extravascular blood discoloration visible as purplish hemorrhages on the skin
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Pharmaceutical Agent
Drug or medicine that changes the biochemistry of the blood
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Pitting Edema
Condition in which interstitial spaces contain such excessive amounts of fluid that the skin remains depressed after palpation
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Plastic Garments
used to contain leakage and mange odors; different types include pants, coveralls, stockings, sleeves, capri pants, and unionalls
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Positioning Device
Equipment used to position the body throughout decedent care
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Posterior
Anatomical term of position and direction denoting toward the back
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Postmortem
Period that begins after somatic death
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Postmortem Caloricity
Rise in body temperature after death due to continued cellular metabolism
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Putrefaction
Decomposition of proteins by the action of enzymes from anaerobic bacteria
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Restoration
Treatment of the deceased in the attempt to recreate natural form and color
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Universal Precautions
An approach to infection control in which all human blood and certain human body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious
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Purge
Postmortem evacuation of any substance from an external orifice of the body as a result of pressure
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Postmortem Physical Changes and Examples
- Natural forces of nature cause changes in the physical state of the body or body tissues - Natural physical changes do not change the chemical composition of the body Ex. algor mortis, dehydration, hypostasis, increase in blood viscosity
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Postmortem Chemical Changes and Examples
- Changes generated by chemical activities that result in the formation of new chemical substances. - Postmortem processes are largely dependent on autolytic enzymes that stimulate chemical reactions in tissues Ex. Postmortem caloricity, change in body pH, rigor mortis, postmortem stain, decomposition
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Postmortem Stain
Extravascular discoloration that occurs when heme seeps through the vessel walls and into the body tissues
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Potential Pressure
Pressure indicated by the injector gauge needle when the embalming machine is running and the rate of flow is closed
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Preparation Room
Area or facility wherein embalming, dressing, cosmetizing, or general decedent care is performed
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Preservative
A chemical that inactivates saprophytic bacteria and attempts to arrest decomposition by converting body tissue to a form less susceptible to decomposition
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Preservative Powder
Chemical in powder form typically used for surface embalming of the remains
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Pressure Filtration
Passive transport system enabling the passage of arterial solution from the capillary to the tissue fluid
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Primary Dilution
Strength of the arterial solution mixed in the embalming machine
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Primary Disinfection
Disinfection carried out prior to the embalming process
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Procurement
The recovery of organs or tissues from a cadaver for transplantation
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Protein
Biochemical compound that is a polymer of many amino acids
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Proteolysis
Decomposition of proteins
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Ptomaine
Any one of a group of nitrogenous organic compounds formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria on proteins
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Pubic Symphysis
Fibrocartilage that joins the two pubic bones in the median plane
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Pus
Liquid product of inflammation
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Rate of Flow
Speed at which solution is injected; measured by ounces per minute
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Razor Burn
A darkened, air-dried area on the skin resulting from removal of the epidermis while shaving
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Reaspiration
Repeated aspiration of a cavity
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Restricted Cervical Injection
Method of injection wherein both carotid arteries are initially raised to control entry of the arterial solution into the head
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Rigor Mortis
Postmortem stiffening of the body muscles by natural body processes
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Saccharolysis
Decomposition of sugars
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Sanitation
Process to promote and establish conditions which minimize or eliminate biohazards
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Saponification
Conversion of fatty tissues of the body into a soapy waxy substance called adipocere or grave wax
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Saprophytic Bacteria
Bacteria that derive their nutrition from dead organic matter
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Scalpel
General embalming instrument used to make incisions and excisions
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Sealing Agent
Material used to provide a barrier or seal against leakage of fluid or blood
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Secondary Dilution
Weakening of the strength of the arterial solution by vascular and interstitial fluids
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Septicemia
Condition characterized by the presence of bacteria in the blood AKA: Sepsis
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Sequestering Agent
Chemical agent that isolated metal ions so they cannot adversely react with blood or water
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Sharps Container
OSHA required, puncture resistant, leak proof receptacle for proper disposal of sharp objects
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Shell Embalming
Vascular embalming in which only the skin and superficial portions of the body receive arterial solution
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Solute
A substance dissolved in a solvent to form a solution; component of a solution present in a lesser amount
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Solution
A homogeneous mixture of one or more substances (solutes) dissolved in a sufficient quantity of solvent
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Solvent
A substance that does the dissolving in a solution; the component of a solution present in a greater amount
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Somatic Death
Death of a organism as a whole
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Split Injection
Injection from one site and drainage from a separate site
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Sterilization
A process of completely removing or destroying all life forms and/or their products on or in a substance
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Stillborn
dead at birth
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Subcutaneous
Situated or occurring beneath the skin
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Superficial
Anatomical term of position and direction denoting near the surface
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Superior
Anatomical term of position and direction denoting towards the head or elevated in place or position
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Supplemental Fluid
Fluid injected for purposes other than preservation and disinfection
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Surface Compress
A wet or dry cloth applied firmly to a body part
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Surface Embalming
Direct contact of body tissues with embalming chemicals
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Surface Discoloration
Discoloration due to the deposit of matter on the skin surface
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Surface pack
Absorbent material or compress saturated with an embalming chemical and placed in direct contact with the tissue
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Surfactant
Chemical that reduces the molecular cohesion and surface tension of a liquid so it can flow through smaller apertures
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Tardieu Spots
Postmortem extravascular blood discoloration caused by the rupture of minute vessels as blood settles into the dependent areas of the body
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Terminal Disinfection
Disinfection carried out after the embalming process
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Tissue Gas
Postmortem formation of gas associated with anaerobic gas forming bacilli, most commonly Clostridium perfringens
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Topical Disinfection
Disinfection of the surface of the body or an object
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Transverse
Anatomical term of position and direction denoting lying at right angles to the long axis of the body
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Trocar
Sharply pointed aspirating instrument used in cavity embalming to remove gases, liquids, and semi-solids from the body cavities and hollow organs and inject cavity fluid
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Trocar Button
Plastic, threaded screw-like device for sealing punctures
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Trocar Guide
An anatomical structure or a line visualized on the surface of the body used to locate internal structures for cavity embalming
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Vacuum Breaker
Apparatus that prevents the back-siphoning of contaminated liquid into potable water supply lines or plumbing cross-connections within the preparation room
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Vehicle
Liquid that serves as a solvent for embalming fluids
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Viscera
Internal organs enclosed in a cavity
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Viscosity
The thickness of a liquid
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Water Conditioner
Agent used to remove elements from the water supply
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Work Practice Controls
Procedures that reduce the likelihood of exposure to a hazard by altering the manner in which a task is performed

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