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Vocabulary (E's) Flashcards

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Extravasation of blood into a tissue.

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Ecchymosis aka Suggillation aka Bruise aka Contusion

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A disease of the skin characterized by itching, redness and scaling.

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Eczema

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Record of the electrical activity of the heart.

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Electrocardiogram aka ECG aka EKG

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Abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissue or body cavities.

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Edema aka Dropsy

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A record of the electrical activity of the brain.

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Electroencephalogram aka EEG

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A device that uses a motor to create a suction for the purpose of aspiration.

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Electric Aspirator

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An electrically heated blade which may be used to dry moist tissue, reduce swollen tissue, and restore contour to natural form.

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Electric Spatula aka Tissue Reducer

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

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Emaciation

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A severe skin irritation due to prolonged exposure to formaldehyde or other embalming chemicals.

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Embalmer’s Eczema

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10
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Process of chemically treating the dead human body to reduce the presence and growth of microorganisms, to temporarily inhibit organic decomposition, and to restore an acceptable physical appearance.

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Embalming

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Direct treatment other than vascular (arterial) embalming of the contents of the body cavities and the lumina of the hollow viscera; usually accomplished by aspiration and then injection of chemicals using a trocar.

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Embalming Cavity

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Injection of embalming chemicals directly into the tissues through the use of a syringe and needle of a trocar.

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Embalming Hypodermic

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13
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Report filled out for each body prepared and for each body received from another funeral home.

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Embalming Report aka Case Report

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14
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Direct contact of internal of external body tissues with embalming chemicals.

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Embalming Surface

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The use of the vascular systems of the body for preservation, disinfection and restoration; usually accomplished through injection of embalming solutions into the arteries and drainage from the veins.

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Embalming Vascular

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16
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That consideration given to the dead body prior to, during, and after the embalming procedure is completed; documentation is recommended.

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Embalming Analysis aka Case Analysis

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17
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Embalming where an absorbent material is saturated with an embalming chemical and placed in direct contact with the tissue.

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Embalming Pack

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18
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Embalming chemical in powder form; typically used for surface treatment of the remains.

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Embalming Powder

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Preparation room equipment on which human remains are placed for embalming procedure.

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Embalming Table

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20
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Free floating object in the blood stream.

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Embolism

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

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Endoenzymes

22
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Procedures that isolate or remove the bloodborne pathogen hazard from the workplace such as sharps disposal container, self-sheathing needles.

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Engineering Controls

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The removal of an entire mass or part, especially a tumor or the eyeball without rupture.

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Enucleation

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The surrounding, conditions, or influences that affect an organism or the cells within an organism.

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Environment

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A governmental agency with environmental protection regulatory and enforcement authority.

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Environmental Protection Agency aka EPA

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

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Enzyme

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The outermost layer of skin; the cuticle or scale skin.

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Epidermis

28
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Bleeding from the nose.

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Epistaxis

29
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Clear, volatile liquid used as a wax solvent or to remove grease, oil, and adhesive tape stains.

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Ether

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The discipline dealing with moral duty and obligation.

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Ethics

31
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Is found in products as either the tetrasodium or disodium salt. They rect chemically to “bind” calcium, which inhibits the blood clotting mechanism. It is a skin irritant, causing dryness and cracking.

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Ethylenediamine Tetracetic Acid (EDTA)

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Disease characterized by a rash, for example, measles.

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Exanthematous Disease

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To remove as by cutting out.

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Excise

34
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To remove as by cutting out; the area from which something has been cut out.

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Excision

35
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Enzymes which function outside of the bacterial cell wall.

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Exoenzymes

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Any procedure used to prove a sign of death, usually preformed by medical personnel.

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Expert Tests of Death

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A specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or parenteral, contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from the performance of an employee’s duties.

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Exposure Incident

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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 an employee’s duties.

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Exposure Occupational

39
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Loss of blood to the point where life can no longer be sustained.

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Exsanguination

40
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Weight applied to a surface.

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External Pressure

41
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Drawn or pulled out.

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Extraction

42
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Outside the blood vascular system.

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Extravascular

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

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Extravascular Blood Discoloration

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From outside the body.

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Extrinsic

45
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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

46
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Removal of the eye for tissue transplantation, research and education.

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Eye Enucleation

47
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Extravasation of blood as a result of eye enucleation.

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Eye Enucleation Discoloration

48
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OSHA required emergency safety device providing a steady stream of water for flushing the eye.

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Eye Wash Station

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A thin plastic dome-shaped disk used to restore contour just beneath the eyelids. An aid in eye closure.

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Eyecap

50
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Two movable flaps of skin which cover and uncover each eyeball.

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Eyelids aka Palpebrae

51
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Method eye closure in which the upper kid is placed on top of the lower lid. (Outdated)

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Eyelid Overlap

52
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The bony region containing the eyeball; the orbital cavity.

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Eye Socket aka Orbital Cavity

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