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Vocabulary R,S Flashcards

1
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The supervisor, in an institution licensed to use radionuclides, that has the responsibility to establish procedures and make recommendations in the use of all radioactive matter.

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Radiation Protection Officer

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A chemical element that is similar in chemical properties to another element, but differs in atomic weight and electric charge and emits radiation.

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Radioactive Isotope

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A chemical element that is similar in chemical properties to another element, but differs in atomic weight and electric charge and emits an atom that disintegrates by emission of electromagnetic radiation.

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Radionuclide

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Speed at which solution is injected, measured in ounces per minute.

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Rate of Flow

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A mark of desiccation.

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Razor Burn (Razor Abrasion)

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Repeated aspiration of a cavity.

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Reaspiration

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Substance that easily loses electrons and thereby causes other substances to be reduced; formaldehyde is a strong one of these.

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Reducing Agent

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To lay at rest.

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Repose

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An amorphous, nonvolatile solid or soft side substance, a natural exudation from plants any of a class of solid or soft organic compounds of natural or synthetic origin.

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Resinous Substance

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10
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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 this.

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Restricted Drainage (alternate drainage, Intermittent drainage)

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Treatment of the deceased in the attempt to recreate natural form and color.

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Restoration

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12
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Supplemental fluid, used with the regular arterial solution whose purpose is to retain body moisture and retard dehydration.

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Restorative Fluid (Humectant)

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13
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Method of injection wherein both common carotid arteries are raised.

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Restricted Cervical Injection

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14
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Inner lining of the eye that receives the images formed by the lens and transmits those images to the brain through the optic nerve.

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Retina

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A general purpose embalming instrument which is primarily used to spread incisions and to afford more working room. It can also be used as an aid in eyecap insertion.

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Retractor

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16
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The right side of the heart seen as the center of drainage, used as a site of drainage via instruments from the right internal jugular vein.

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Right Atrium

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17
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Postmortem stiffening of the body muscles by natural body processes.

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Rigor Mortis (Cadaveric rigidity)

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18
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Preparation room equipment applied to the neck creating external pressure to reduce swelling of the neck.

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Rubber Water Collar

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An influential person in medical embalming who is known as the “Father of Embalming” (Dutch).

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Ruysch, Frederick (1665-1717)

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20
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Decomposition of sugars.

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Saccharolysis

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21
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A yellowish, sickly color of the complexion.

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Sallow

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22
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A process to promote and establish conditions which minimize or eliminate biohazards.

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Sanitation

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23
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Process of soap formation, as related to decomposition, the conversion of fatty tissues of the body into a soapy, waxy substance called adipocere or grave wax.

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Saponification

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24
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Bacteria that derive their nutrition from dead organic matter.

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Saprophytic Bacteria

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25
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A two piece embalming instrument consisting of a handle and a blade used to make incisions and excisions.

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Scalpel

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26
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Material used to provide a barrier or seal against any type of leakage of fluid or blood.

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Sealing Agents

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27
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Those resulting in acute inflammation of the skin and blisters.

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Second Degree Burn

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28
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Weakening of the embalming solution by the fluids in the body, both vascular and interstitial.

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Secondary Dilution

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A condition, which occurs after rigor mortis has left the body where the muscles of the body return to a state of limpness and flaccidity.

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Secondary Flaccidity

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30
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That injection taking place after the initial, primary, or first injection.

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Secondary Injection

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31
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Injection of different regions of the body through the different arteries leading to those regions, as in autopsied cases or multipoint injections.

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Sectional Injection

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32
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Causing an allergic reaction after repeated exposure.

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Sensitizer

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33
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Pathologic state, resulting from the presence of microorganisms or their products in the blood or other tissues.

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Sepsis

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34
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Condition characterized by the multiplication of bacteria in blood.

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Septicemia

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35
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Vertical cartilage dividing the nasal cavity into two chambers, responsible for asymmetry of the nose.

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Septum

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36
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A chemical agent that can “fence off” or “tie up” metal ions so they cannot react with other chemicals.

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Sequestering Agent

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37
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Notched on the edge like a saw, as seen with forceps.

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Serrated

38
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Hypodermic needles, suture needles, injector needles, scalpel blades, razor blades, pins and other items sharp enough to cause percutaneous injury, penetration of unbroken skin; may include other items normally not disposed of following use such as scissors, teeth, fingernails, and ribs.

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Sharps

39
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OSHA required receptacle for proper disposal of sharps.

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Sharps Container

40
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Injection that results in the distribution of embalming fluid primarily to the body surface, with little preservation and disinfection in deeper tissues.

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Shell Embalming

41
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Legal limits established by OSHA which workers can be exposed continuously for a short period of time without damage or injury.

  • Exposures at this should not be more than 15 minutes and not repeated more than 4 times per work day.
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Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL)

42
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Procedure whereby the embalmer injects and drains from one site.

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Single Point Injection (one point injection)

43
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Manifestation of death in the body.

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Sign of Death

44
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Injection that involves use of both common carotid arteries, both axillary or subclavian arteries, and both femoral or internal iliac arteries.

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Six-Point Injection

45
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Edema in the body appendages, trunk, and/or head as contrasted with edema of the body cavities.

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Skeletal Edema

46
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Condition of decomposition wherein the epidermis begins to separate from the underlying dermal layer.

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Skin-Slip (Desquamation)

47
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A plastic or rubber garment which covers the arm to the area of the wrist to guard or protect against leakage.

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Sleeves

48
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An unstable salt usually produced in an aqueous solution and used as a bleaching and disinfecting agent.

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Sodium Hypochlorite

49
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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

50
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The substance that is dissolved in a solution.

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Solute

51
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Liquid containing dissolved substance.

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Solution

52
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A liquid holding another substance in solution.

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Solvent

53
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Death of an organism as a whole.

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Somatic Death

54
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A preparation room instrument used for the application of wax to the lips of the deceased as well as smoothing out wax on visible areas of the body.

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Spatula (Regular)

55
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A multi-purpose embalming instrument commonly used for holding cotton swabs, wiping out and disinfecting the eyes, restoration treatment, and closing the eyes.

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Spring Forceps

56
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Injection from one site and drainage from a separate site.

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Split Injection

57
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Abnormal constriction of a channel or orifice.

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Stenosis

58
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Oven or appliance for sterilizing; an autoclave that disinfects by steam under pressure at temperatures above 100 degrees celsius.

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Sterilizers

59
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Process that renders a substance free of all microorganisms.

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Sterilization

60
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Delicate instrument used to detect almost inaudible sounds produced in the body.

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Stethoscope

61
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Dead at birth; a product of conception either expelled or extracted dead.

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Stillborn

62
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A plastic garment covering the entire foot and to the hip to prevent leakage and odor.

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Stockings

63
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An embalming instrument commonly used on arterial tubes to stop the flow of fluid.

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Stop Cock

64
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A microbe that can only live in the presence of free oxygen.

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Strick (obligate) Aerobe

65
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A microbe that can only survive in the absence of free oxygen.

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Strick (obligate) Anaerobe

66
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Situated or occurring beneath the skin.

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Subcutaneous

67
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Distention of the tissues beneath the skin by gas or air, an antemortem condition brought about by a surgical procedure or trauma.

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Subcutaneous Emphysema

68
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A physical change of state during which a substance changes directly from a solid to a gas.

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Sublimation

69
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Extravasation of blood into a tissue. A bruise.

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Suggillation (ecchymosis, bruise)

70
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Eyebrow.

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Supercilium

71
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Toward the surface.

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Superficial

72
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Anatomically towards the head.

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Superior

73
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Fluid injected for purposes other than preservation and disinfection.

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Supplemental Fluid

74
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An incision on the surface of the skin to raise the common carotid arteries.
- It is made along the superior border of the medial one third of the clavicle.

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Supraclavicular Incision

75
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Cloth, wet or dry, folded and applied firmly to a body part.

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Surface Compress

76
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The direct contact of body tissues with embalming chemicals.

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Surface Embalming

77
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Dehydration of the dead human body due to the movement of air over the body itself.

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Surface Evaporation/ Air Swipe

78
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A discoloration due to the deposit of matter on the skin surface.

  • These discolorations may occur antemortem, during, or after embalming of the body
  • Adhesive tape, ink, iodine, paint, tobacco stains.
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Surface Discoloration

79
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The force that acts on the surface of a liquid and tends to minimize surface area.

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Surface Tension

80
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An absorbant material, compress, saturated with an embalming chemical and placed in direct contact with the tissue.

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Surface Pack

81
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Chemical that reduces the molecular cohesion of a liquid so it can flow through smaller apertures.

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Surfactant

surface tension reducer, wetting, penetrating, or surface-active agent

82
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Temporary condition of apparent death.

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Suspended Animation

83
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Act of sewing; also the completed stitch.

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Suture

84
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Preparation room instruments which are used to close cuts and incisions by suturing with ligature.

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Suturing Needles

85
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Correspondence in size, shape, and relative position of parts that are on opposite sides of the face.

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Symmetry

86
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Death brought about by a cessation of cardiac activity, or a failure of heart action, one of three modes of death as described by Bichat.

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Syncope

87
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Drawing together, or a contraction, of gels which results in the giving off of water.

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Syneresis

88
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Set if signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease.
i.e., down’s

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Syndrome

89
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Effect occurring at sites remote from the route of entry.

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Systemic

90
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Contraction phase of the heart action, or beat.

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Systole

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