Preparation for Disposition: Glossary Flashcards
Antemortem injuries resulting from friction of the skin against a firm object resulting in the removal of the epidermis
Abrasion
To bluntly adjoin another structure
Abut
Example: the line of eye closure
Abut
Decrease in body temperature immediately before death
Agonal algor
The physical possession of the dead human body
Actual custody of the body
In reference to blood, a change from a fluid into a thickened mass
- Agonal coagulation
* Congealing
Loss of moisture from the living body during the agonal state
Agonal dehydration
Escape of blood serum from an intravascular to an extravascular location immediately before death
Agonal edema
Increase in body temperature immediately before death
Agonal fever
Period immediately before somatic death
Agonal period
An agonal or postmortem redistribution of host microflora on a hostwide basis
- Agonal translocation
* Translocation
A transfer container consisting of a wooden tray with a cardboard covering for the casket
Air tray
Postmortem cooling of the body to the surrounding temperature
Algor mortis
An unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an outside covering) or like materials
Alternative container
Generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue
Anasarca
Distension of the tissues beneath the skin by gas or air
Antemortem subcutaneous emphysema
An antemortem condition brought about by a surgical procedure, trauma, or by a puncture or tear in the pleural sac or the lung tissue
Antemortem subcutaneous emphysema
The meeting between the funeral director and the client family during which the funeral arrangements are discussed
Arrangements conference
Hebrew word meaning container
Aron
A casket made entirely of wood, containing no metal parts
Aron
Accumulation of serous fluids in the peritoneal cavity
Ascites
Abdominal cavity
Peritoneal
Withdrawal of gas, fluids, and semi-solids from body cavities and hollow viscera by means of suction with an aspirator and a trocar
Aspiration
Self-destruction of cells
Autolysis