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Chapter 13 Vocabulary
Forensic Science (CHEM1118)
Fairleigh Dickinson University
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**● Algor Mortis ** ○ Cooling of the bodƘ after death. **● Anatomic PathologƘ ** ○ StudƘ of the structural and morphological changes to the bodƘ as the result of a disease state. **● AutopsƘ ** ○ Internal and eƗternal inƑestigation of a bodƘ to determine cause and manner of death. **● Cause of Death ** ○ Trauma or injurƘ or the disease ̈or combination of both̉ that resulted in cessation of life. **● Clinical PathologƘ ** ○ AnalƘsis of Ƒarious materials remoƑed from the bodƘ including blood, saliƑa, spinal fluid, urine, etc., for the purpose of determining the presence of drugs and/or poisons and their role in illness or death. **● Coroner ** ○ Elected official ƒhose function is to determine the cause and manner of death in cases that are statutorilƘ mandated. **● Croƒner ** ○ Chief taƗ collected in medieƑal England. Functions included determining cause and manner of death. **● Embalming ** ○ Addition of a preserƑatiƑe chemical to the bodƘ shortlƘ after death. **● EƗhumation ** ○ yemoƑal of a bodƘ after burial. **● HƘperthermia ** ○ EƗtreme heat. **● HƘpothermia ** ○ EƗtreme cold. **● LiƑor Mortis ** ○ TendencƘ of the blood to pool at the loƒest part of the bodƘ under the influence of graƑitƘ after death. **● Manner of Death ** ○ Set of circumstances that eƗisted at the time the death ƒas caused. There are onlƘ four manners of death: _homicide, natural causes, accidental, or _ _suicide. _ **● Mechanism of Death ** ○ The actual phƘsical, phƘsiological, or chemical eƑent that brings on cessation of life. **● Medical EƗaminer ** ○ Appointed official ƒhose function is to determine the cause and manner of death in cases that are statutorilƘ mandated. Must be a phƘsician. **● Medicolegal AutopsƘ **
○ Part of postmortem inƑestigation of the bodƘ. Same as autopsƘ. **● PathologƘ ** ○ The medical specialtƘ concerned ƒith the determination of the causes and manners of disease and death. **● Postmortem InterƑal ̈PMỈ ** ○ Time since death. **● yief of the Shire ** ○ Local official appointed bƘ the Croƒner to help ƒith the determination of cause and manner of death. **● yigor Mortis ** ○ Stiffening of the joints ƒithin hours after death. **● Stippling ** ○ Particles of burned and unburned gunshot residue that is deposited on the surface of the target of a gunshot.
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
Course: Forensic Science (CHEM1118)
University: Fairleigh Dickinson University
