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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

2
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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

3
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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

4
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Speed at which solution is injected; measured in ounces per minute.

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Rate of Flow

5
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A mark of desiccation.

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Razor Burn aka Razor Abrasion

6
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Repeated aspiration of a cavity.

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Reaspiration

7
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Substance that easily loses electrons and there-by causes other substances to be reduced, formaldehyde is a strong reducing agent.

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Reducing Agent

8
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To lay at rest.

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Repose

9
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An amorphouse, nonvolatile solid or soft side substance, a natural exudate from plants any of a class of solid or soft organic compounds of natural or synthetic origin.

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Resinous Substance

10
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Treatment of the deceased in the attempt to recreate natural form and color.

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Restoration

11
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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 aka Humectant

12
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Method of injection wherein both common cariod artieries are raised.

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Restricted Cervical Injection

13
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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

14
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A general purpose embalming instrument which is primarily used to spread incisions and to afford more working room. It can be used as an aid in eyecap insertion.

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Retractor

15
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The right side of the heart seem as the center of drainage; used as a site of drainage via instruments form the right internal jugular vein.

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Right Atrium

16
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Postmortem stiffening of the body muuscles by natural body processes.

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Rigor Mortis aka Cadaveric Rigidity

17
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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

18
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(1665-1717) An influential person in medical embalming. (Dutch)

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Frederick Ruysch

“Father of Embalming”