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Fluid in the supporting connective tissues surrounding body cells (about one-fifth the body weight)
Interstitial Fluid
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Fluid inside cells of the body (constituting about one-half of the body weight)
Intracellular Fluid
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Within the blood vascular system
Intravascular
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Discoloration of the body within the blood vascular system; for example, hypostasis, carbon monoxide, and capillary congestion
Intravascular Blood Discoloration
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Fluid contained within vascular channels (about one-twentieth of the body weight)
Intravascular Fluid
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Pressure developed as the flow of embalming solution is established and the elastic arterial walls expand and then contract, resulting in filling of the capillary beds and development of pressure filtration.
Intravascular Pressure
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From within the body
Intrinsic
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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
Ischemic Necrosis (Dry Gangrene)
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A solution having an equal concentration of dissolved solute to that of a standard of reference
Isotonic Solution
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Condition characterized by excessive concentrations of bilirubin the skin and tissues and depostion of excessive bile pigment in the skin, cornea, body fluids, and mucous membranes with the resulting yellow appearance of the patient
Jaundice (Icterus)
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A special vascular fluid with special bleaching and coloring qualities of use on bodies with jaundice: usually low formaldehyde content
Jaundice fluid
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Wound characterized by irregular tearing of tissue
Laceration
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Substance used to kill insect larvae
Larvicide
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Away from the midline
Lateral
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A severe, often fatal bacterial disease characterized by pneumonia, dry cough, and sometimes gastrointestinal symptoms
Legionnaires Disease
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Any change in structure produced during the course of a disease or injury
Lesion
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To tie off an artery and vein upon completion of embalming
Ligate
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A line drawn or visualized on the surface of the skin to represent the approximate location of some deeper-lying structure
Linear Guide
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Decompostion 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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The cavity or opening of a vein, artery, or intestine
Lumen
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A specific antibody acting destructively upon cells and tissues
Lysin
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Organelle that exists within a cell, but separate from the cell; contains hydrolytic enzymes that break down proteins and certain carbohydrates
Lysosome
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An insect larva; especially flies
Maggot
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Method of mouth closure in which a suture is passed through the septum of the nose and around the mandible
Mandibular suture
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Another word for perfuming agent
Masking Agent
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Manipulation of tissue in the course of preparation of the body
Massage
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This must accompany a hazardous product; a requirement of the Department of Labor and OSHA under the Hazard Communication Standard
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
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Toward the midline
Medial
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An official elected or appointed to investigate suspicious or unnatural deaths
Medical Examiner
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Inflammation of the meninges
Meningitis
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A minute one celled form of life not distinguishable as to vegetable or animal nature
Microbe (Microorganism)
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The amount of radioactive material in which 37 million atoms disintegrate each second
Millicurie (me)
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Chemicals added to the embalming solution to deal with varying demands predicated upon the type of embalming, the environment and the embalming fluid to be used
Modifying agents
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Necrotic tissue that is wet as a result of inadequate venous drainage; may be accompanied by bacterial infection
Moist (Wet) Gangrene
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Those agents which will prohibit the growth of mold
Mold Preventative
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In a drying state; in the agonal period
Moribund
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A paste to fix or fill
Mortuary Putty
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A device used in the mouth to shape the contour of the lips
Mouth Former
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Vascular injection from two or more arteries
Multipoint Injection
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Method of mouth close in which a suture is passed through the septum of the nose and through the mentalis muscle of the chin
Musculature Suture
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Space between the roof of the mouth and the floor of the cranial cavity
Nasal Cavity
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Embalming insturment used to aspirate the throat by means of the nostrils
Nasal Tube Aspirator
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Antemortem, physiological death of the cells of the body followed by their replacement
Necrobiosis
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Another word for autopsy
Necropsy
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Pathological death of a tissue still a part of the living organism
Necrosis
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A mechanical device used to impel specially designed metal pins into bone.
Needle Injector
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Inflammation of the kidneys
Nephritis
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Metabolic by-products that contain nitrogen, such as urea and uric acid; these compounds have a high affinity for formaldehyde and tend to neutralize embalming chemicals
Nitrogenous Waste
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A type of arterial fluid which contains inactive dyes that will not impart a color change upon the body tissues of the deceased
Non-Cosmetic Fluid
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Resonably 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
Occupational Exposure
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