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Spanish term or phrase:
signos cadavéricos
English translation:
signs of death
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signos cadavéricos
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In a Mexican autopsy report, "Signos Cadavéricos" is the heading of a section with the following data:
"Cadáver de sexo masuclino... en decúbito dorsal, encontrándolo con los miembros superiores e inferiores articulados... con temperatura debajo de la temperatura ambiente, sin pulso arterial..."
Basically, it's a description of the subject's cadaverous condition. I've never seen a section like this in an autopsy report in English... any ideas on what would be an appropriate translation for the heading?
"Cadáver de sexo masuclino... en decúbito dorsal, encontrándolo con los miembros superiores e inferiores articulados... con temperatura debajo de la temperatura ambiente, sin pulso arterial..."
Basically, it's a description of the subject's cadaverous condition. I've never seen a section like this in an autopsy report in English... any ideas on what would be an appropriate translation for the heading?
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signs of death
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Color atlas of the autopsy - Google Books Resultby Scott Wagner - 2003 - Science - 245 pages
TRACE EVIDENCE For the purpose of the autopsy, trace evidence is any visible or invisible ... FOUR ***SIGNS OF DEATH** RIGOR MORTIS Rigor mortis is the temporary ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0849315204...
An autopsy is frequently performed in cases of sudden death, where a doctor is not able to write a death certificate, or when death is believed to be due to an unnatural cause. These examinations are performed under a legal authority (Medical Examiner or Coroner or Procurator Fiscal) and do not require the consent of relatives of the deceased. The most extreme example is the examination of murder victims, especially when medical examiners are looking for **signs of death** or the murder method, such as bullet wounds and exit points, signs of strangulation, or traces of poison. Many religions such as Jews and Muslims usually don't encourage Autopsies to be done on their family members.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopsy
When the breathing ceases, gently tap the crown* or touch the crown with a holy text or statue. If the ***signs of death** do not occur after the breathing ceases try to avoid touching or moving the body for 8 hours or more. If the deceased was an accomplished meditator try to leave the body for 2 or 3 days*** (or until the sign that dying has ended occurs).
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cicp/religiouspractices.html
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Color atlas of the autopsy - Google Books Resultby Scott Wagner - 2003 - Science - 245 pages
TRACE EVIDENCE For the purpose of the autopsy, trace evidence is any visible or invisible ... FOUR ***SIGNS OF DEATH** RIGOR MORTIS Rigor mortis is the temporary ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0849315204...
An autopsy is frequently performed in cases of sudden death, where a doctor is not able to write a death certificate, or when death is believed to be due to an unnatural cause. These examinations are performed under a legal authority (Medical Examiner or Coroner or Procurator Fiscal) and do not require the consent of relatives of the deceased. The most extreme example is the examination of murder victims, especially when medical examiners are looking for **signs of death** or the murder method, such as bullet wounds and exit points, signs of strangulation, or traces of poison. Many religions such as Jews and Muslims usually don't encourage Autopsies to be done on their family members.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopsy
When the breathing ceases, gently tap the crown* or touch the crown with a holy text or statue. If the ***signs of death** do not occur after the breathing ceases try to avoid touching or moving the body for 8 hours or more. If the deceased was an accomplished meditator try to leave the body for 2 or 3 days*** (or until the sign that dying has ended occurs).
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cicp/religiouspractices.html
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external examination
It appears that it is the same information that the autopsy reports in the US have under external examination. Check the link to a sample report
I hope it helps
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http://www.netautopsy.org/axsop/axsop208.htm
I hope it helps
Cheers
Ed
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http://www.netautopsy.org/axsop/axsop208.htm
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Autopsy Findings
AUTOPSY FINDINGS:
At autopsy, all anastomoses of both allografts were intact. The loops of small bowel were densely adherent to one another and to the peritoneal wall. The liver was fibrotic and cholestatic, consistent with damage due to hyperalimentation. The heart was ecchymotic and had hemorrhagic cavities in both ventricular walls which proved to be abscesses caused by Aspergillus fumigatus; there was extensive fungal infection, with involvement of the allograft kidney, native kidneys, lungs, and allograft bowel. In the serosa and, to a lesser extent, the mucosa of the allograft bowel were extensive infiltrates of Epstein-Barr virus associated polymorphous PTLD. No specific evidence of rejection of either allograft was found at autopsy.
The nature of the original kidney disease is unclear. The native kidneys had multiple sclerotic glomeruli, but intact glomeruli do not exhibit specific features of glomerulonephritis. The glomerulosclerosis is predominantly cortical, a pattern different from the juxtamedullary involvement seen in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Many fetal glomeruli, of unknown significance, are present. There is mild tubulointerstitial nephritis and fibrosis, which may have resulted from antibiotic therapy, but the degree of damage seems insufficient to account for renal failure.
http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case54/autopsy.html
At autopsy, all anastomoses of both allografts were intact. The loops of small bowel were densely adherent to one another and to the peritoneal wall. The liver was fibrotic and cholestatic, consistent with damage due to hyperalimentation. The heart was ecchymotic and had hemorrhagic cavities in both ventricular walls which proved to be abscesses caused by Aspergillus fumigatus; there was extensive fungal infection, with involvement of the allograft kidney, native kidneys, lungs, and allograft bowel. In the serosa and, to a lesser extent, the mucosa of the allograft bowel were extensive infiltrates of Epstein-Barr virus associated polymorphous PTLD. No specific evidence of rejection of either allograft was found at autopsy.
The nature of the original kidney disease is unclear. The native kidneys had multiple sclerotic glomeruli, but intact glomeruli do not exhibit specific features of glomerulonephritis. The glomerulosclerosis is predominantly cortical, a pattern different from the juxtamedullary involvement seen in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Many fetal glomeruli, of unknown significance, are present. There is mild tubulointerstitial nephritis and fibrosis, which may have resulted from antibiotic therapy, but the degree of damage seems insufficient to account for renal failure.
http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case54/autopsy.html
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autopsy report
This is the most common expression I've heard and read :)
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Also, I've noticed that the term "cadaver" is very ofen used in forensic medicine. Maybe "cadaver's condition"?
228,000 Google hits for autopsy + cadaver
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Also, I've noticed that the term "cadaver" is very ofen used in forensic medicine. Maybe "cadaver's condition"?
228,000 Google hits for autopsy + cadaver
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As per María Eugenia comment:
CORPSE
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As per María Eugenia comment:
CORPSE
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: "Corpse" fits better in context ;))
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cadaveric factors/phenomena
Medicina legal - Monografias.com
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Tipos de muerte - Diagnostico de muerte - Cronotanatodiagnóstico - Signos cadavéricos tempranos - Espasmo cadavérico - Fenómenos supravitales - Signos ...
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Fenomenos Cadavericos
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SIGNOS DE LOS FENOMENOS CADAVERICOS Fenómenos cadavéricos consecutivos a cambios químicos Signos debidos al cambio de reacción del medio interno. ...
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Fenómenos Cadavéricos
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Los fenómenos cadavéricos son signos debido al cambio de reacción del medio interno, están divididos en ... Cutis anserina. Eyaculación. Parto post mortem. Espasmo cadavérico .... Fenómenos Cadavéricos( Exam) · FenóMenos CadavéRicos ...
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Autor:
Aznar B.
Reimpresión de "Aznar B. Problemas de la investigación criminal en el asesinato del señor Calvo Sotelo. Revista de Medicina Legal 1956; XI(126-127):257-384".
RESUMEN: El trece de julio de mil novecientos treinta y seis fue asesinado el jurista, profesor y político Don José Calvo Sotelo. La investigación Médico Legal fue ordenada a la Escuela de Medicina Legal de Madrid. El Profesor Aznar emitió un nuevo informe en mil novecientos cuarenta, lo cual aprovechó para redactar un extenso estudio donde describe minuciosamente las distintas partes de lo actuado y manifiesta su interés en que pueda servir para revisiones históricas. En esta segunda entrega se reproducen el capítulo relativo al examen preliminar externo, el análisis de los fenómenos cadavéricos (enfriamiento, rigidez, espasmo, livideces) y las lesiones externas del cadáver. Aprovecha el autor para explicar el estado de la ciencia en su época.
ABSTRACT: The thirteen of July 1936, was murdered the jurist, teacher and political Spanish José Calvo Sotelo. The Forensic investigation was ordered to the Legal Medicine School of Madrid. Professor Aznar issued a new report in 1940, describing minutely oll parts acted and its interst for historical reviews. In this second article are reproduced the chapters related to: external examination, study of post-mortem changes (hypostasis, rigor mortis, cadaveric spasm, temperature) and external injuries.
Ilustración 4. Posición y actitud del cadáver sobre la mesa del depósito del cementerio de Nuestra Señora de la Almudena, tal como lo encontramos al iniciar las diligencias médico legales y después de retirar la america que cubría el rostro.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology - Google Books Result
by W. G. Aitchison Robertson - 2008 - Reference - 168 pages
The mark of the cord is not a sign of hanging, is a purely cadaveric phenomenon, and may be produced some hours after death. ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0554351129...
# [PDF]
Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Dundee Lecture ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
A recurring problem in forensic medicine is the need to fix the time of death .... cadaveric factors other than the environmental temperature and the body ...
www.dundee.ac.uk/forensicmedicine/notes/timedeath.pdf - Similar
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Guide to Forensic Medicine & Toxicology - Google Books Result
by B. Jain - 2004 - Medical - 218 pages
The linear rate of postmortem cooling is affected by environmental factors and cadaveric factors other than the environmental temperatures and the body ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=8180565262...
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Tipos de muerte - Diagnostico de muerte - Cronotanatodiagnóstico - Signos cadavéricos tempranos - Espasmo cadavérico - Fenómenos supravitales - Signos ...
www.monografias.com/trabajos20/.../medicina-legal.shtml - Cached - Similar
by N Pomplio - Related articles - All 3 versions
Fenomenos Cadavericos
- [ Translate this page ]
SIGNOS DE LOS FENOMENOS CADAVERICOS Fenómenos cadavéricos consecutivos a cambios químicos Signos debidos al cambio de reacción del medio interno. ...
www.slideshare.net/.../fenomenos-cadavericos-523174 - Cached - Similar
More results from www.slideshare.net »
Fenómenos Cadavéricos
- [ Translate this page ]
Los fenómenos cadavéricos son signos debido al cambio de reacción del medio interno, están divididos en ... Cutis anserina. Eyaculación. Parto post mortem. Espasmo cadavérico .... Fenómenos Cadavéricos( Exam) · FenóMenos CadavéRicos ...
www.slideshare.net/vrito/fenmenos-cadavricos - Cached – Similar
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:9PDVgv0UWrYJ:www.anmf-r...
Autor:
Aznar B.
Reimpresión de "Aznar B. Problemas de la investigación criminal en el asesinato del señor Calvo Sotelo. Revista de Medicina Legal 1956; XI(126-127):257-384".
RESUMEN: El trece de julio de mil novecientos treinta y seis fue asesinado el jurista, profesor y político Don José Calvo Sotelo. La investigación Médico Legal fue ordenada a la Escuela de Medicina Legal de Madrid. El Profesor Aznar emitió un nuevo informe en mil novecientos cuarenta, lo cual aprovechó para redactar un extenso estudio donde describe minuciosamente las distintas partes de lo actuado y manifiesta su interés en que pueda servir para revisiones históricas. En esta segunda entrega se reproducen el capítulo relativo al examen preliminar externo, el análisis de los fenómenos cadavéricos (enfriamiento, rigidez, espasmo, livideces) y las lesiones externas del cadáver. Aprovecha el autor para explicar el estado de la ciencia en su época.
ABSTRACT: The thirteen of July 1936, was murdered the jurist, teacher and political Spanish José Calvo Sotelo. The Forensic investigation was ordered to the Legal Medicine School of Madrid. Professor Aznar issued a new report in 1940, describing minutely oll parts acted and its interst for historical reviews. In this second article are reproduced the chapters related to: external examination, study of post-mortem changes (hypostasis, rigor mortis, cadaveric spasm, temperature) and external injuries.
Ilustración 4. Posición y actitud del cadáver sobre la mesa del depósito del cementerio de Nuestra Señora de la Almudena, tal como lo encontramos al iniciar las diligencias médico legales y después de retirar la america que cubría el rostro.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology - Google Books Result
by W. G. Aitchison Robertson - 2008 - Reference - 168 pages
The mark of the cord is not a sign of hanging, is a purely cadaveric phenomenon, and may be produced some hours after death. ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0554351129...
# [PDF]
Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Dundee Lecture ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
A recurring problem in forensic medicine is the need to fix the time of death .... cadaveric factors other than the environmental temperature and the body ...
www.dundee.ac.uk/forensicmedicine/notes/timedeath.pdf - Similar
#
Guide to Forensic Medicine & Toxicology - Google Books Result
by B. Jain - 2004 - Medical - 218 pages
The linear rate of postmortem cooling is affected by environmental factors and cadaveric factors other than the environmental temperatures and the body ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=8180565262...
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postmortem signs
There are plenty of English-language sites out there from specialist sources that use "postmortem signs", "postmortem phenomena", etc.
So postmortem (or post mortem) is going in my glossary as a possible translation to consider any time I come across "cadavérico". I hope others find this helpful too.
So postmortem (or post mortem) is going in my glossary as a possible translation to consider any time I come across "cadavérico". I hope others find this helpful too.
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