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Solvent
Liquid holding a substance in solution.
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Marbling
A green-black discoloration of the veins due to hemolysis.
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Lazarus Syndrome
Syndrome of autoresuscitation.
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Pledget
Small tuft or ball made of cotton.
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Entombment
Above ground internment.
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Biohazard
Biological agent that constitutes a hazard to humans.
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Aneurysm
Abnormal localized dialation of an artery.
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Lanolin
Oil made from sheep wool.
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Hypostasis
Settling of blood to dependent parts of the body.
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Roygbiv
Acronym for all colors of the spectrum.
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Trauma
Physical injury caused by external force.
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Pinna
External part of the ear.
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Agonal Fever
Increase in body temperature immediately before death.
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Necropolis
City of the dead.
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Oblique
Inclined or slanted.
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Floater
Dead body in water with enough gas buildup to cause the body to float.
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Microbe
Single cell life form.
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Everest
Mountain with over 200 dead bodies often used as trail markers.
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Bilateral
Having two sides.
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Moribund
In a state of dying.
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Prion
Protein particle lacking a nucleic acid.
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Eyebrows
Ancient Egyptians would shave these to mourn the death of their cat.
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Carcinogen
Cancer causing agent.
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Corpulent
Obese.
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Drain Tube
Instrument with a plunger to facilitate veinous drainage.
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Elevation
Raised surfacee or portion.
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Tragus
Elevated projection of the ear passage.
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Value
The lightness or darkness of a hue.
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Anterior
Denoted front or forward part.
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Mandible
Articulating bone of the skull.
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Saponification
Conversion of fatty tissue to grave wax.
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Alaska
State with the highest suicide rate.
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Opaque
Not transparent or translucent.
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Unionall
Plastic garment covering the entire body.
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Firming
Ridgidity of tissue due to chemical reaction.
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Perfusion
To force a fluid through an organ or tissue.
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Hydrocele
Abnormal accumulation of fluids in a sac-like structure.
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Groove Director
Instrument to guide vein tubes into vessels.
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Parietal
Largest bones of the skull.
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Rigor Mortis
Post mortem stiffening of the body.
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Inurnment
Burial of cremated remains.
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Purse string
A suture used in lieu of a trocar button or to close a puncture.
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July
Presidents Adams, Monroe, and Jefferson all died on the 4th of this month.
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