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Vocabulary M-Z Flashcards

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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

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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

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Antemortem, pinpoint, extravascular blood discoloration visible as purplish hemorrhages on the skin

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Pharmaceutical Agent

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Drug or medicine that changes the biochemistry of the blood

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Pitting Edema

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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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Plastic Garments

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used to contain leakage and mange odors; different types include pants, coveralls, stockings, sleeves, capri pants, and unionalls

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Positioning Device

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Equipment used to position the body throughout decedent care

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Posterior

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Anatomical term of position and direction denoting toward the back

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Postmortem

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Period that begins after somatic death

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Postmortem Caloricity

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Rise in body temperature after death due to continued cellular metabolism

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Putrefaction

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Decomposition of proteins by the action of enzymes from anaerobic bacteria

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Restoration

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

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Universal Precautions

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Extravascular discoloration that occurs when heme seeps through the vessel walls and into the body tissues

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Potential Pressure

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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

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Area or facility wherein embalming, dressing, cosmetizing, or general decedent care is performed

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Preservative

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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

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

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Pressure Filtration

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Passive transport system enabling the passage of arterial solution from the capillary to the tissue fluid

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Primary Dilution

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Strength of the arterial solution mixed in the embalming machine

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Primary Disinfection

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Disinfection carried out prior to the embalming process

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Procurement

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The recovery of organs or tissues from a cadaver for transplantation

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Protein

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Biochemical compound that is a polymer of many amino acids

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Proteolysis

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Decomposition of proteins

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Ptomaine

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Any one of a group of nitrogenous organic compounds formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria on proteins

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Pubic Symphysis

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Fibrocartilage that joins the two pubic bones in the median plane

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Pus

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Liquid product of inflammation

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Rate of Flow

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Speed at which solution is injected; measured by ounces per minute

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Razor Burn

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A darkened, air-dried area on the skin resulting from removal of the epidermis while shaving

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Reaspiration

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Repeated aspiration of a cavity

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Restricted Cervical Injection

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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

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Postmortem stiffening of the body muscles by natural body processes

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Saccharolysis

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Decomposition of sugars

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Sanitation

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Process to promote and establish conditions which minimize or eliminate biohazards

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Saponification

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Conversion of fatty tissues of the body into a soapy waxy substance called adipocere or grave wax

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Saprophytic Bacteria

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Bacteria that derive their nutrition from dead organic matter

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Scalpel

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General embalming instrument used to make incisions and excisions

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Sealing Agent

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Material used to provide a barrier or seal against leakage of fluid or blood

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Secondary Dilution

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Weakening of the strength of the arterial solution by vascular and interstitial fluids

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Septicemia

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Condition characterized by the presence of bacteria in the blood
AKA: Sepsis

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Sequestering Agent

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Chemical agent that isolated metal ions so they cannot adversely react with blood or water

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Sharps Container

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OSHA required, puncture resistant, leak proof receptacle for proper disposal of sharp objects

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Shell Embalming

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Vascular embalming in which only the skin and superficial portions of the body receive arterial solution

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Solute

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A substance dissolved in a solvent to form a solution; component of a solution present in a lesser amount

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Solution

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A homogeneous mixture of one or more substances (solutes) dissolved in a sufficient quantity of solvent

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Solvent

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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

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Death of a organism as a whole

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Split Injection

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Injection from one site and drainage from a separate site

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Sterilization

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A process of completely removing or destroying all life forms and/or their products on or in a substance

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Stillborn

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dead at birth

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Subcutaneous

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Situated or occurring beneath the skin

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Superficial

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Anatomical term of position and direction denoting near the surface

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Superior

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Anatomical term of position and direction denoting towards the head or elevated in place or position

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Supplemental Fluid

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Fluid injected for purposes other than preservation and disinfection

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Surface Compress

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A wet or dry cloth applied firmly to a body part

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Surface Embalming

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Direct contact of body tissues with embalming chemicals

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Surface Discoloration

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Discoloration due to the deposit of matter on the skin surface

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Surface pack

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Absorbent material or compress saturated with an embalming chemical and placed in direct contact with the tissue

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Surfactant

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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

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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

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Disinfection carried out after the embalming process

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Tissue Gas

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Postmortem formation of gas associated with anaerobic gas forming bacilli, most commonly Clostridium perfringens

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Topical Disinfection

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Disinfection of the surface of the body or an object

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Transverse

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Anatomical term of position and direction denoting lying at right angles to the long axis of the body

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Trocar

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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

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Plastic, threaded screw-like device for sealing punctures

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Trocar Guide

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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

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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

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Liquid that serves as a solvent for embalming fluids

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Viscera

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Internal organs enclosed in a cavity

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Viscosity

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The thickness of a liquid

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Water Conditioner

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Agent used to remove elements from the water supply

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Work Practice Controls

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Procedures that reduce the likelihood of exposure to a hazard by altering the manner in which a task is performed

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