TERMS RELATED
 TO DEATH　
Haruka Ogura
Rana  Ismail

General terms
death:
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・exitus, us m. (L); used in clinical terminology
　
・mors, tis, f. (L); used in pathological anatomy
    (e.g.) mors thymica
              =sudden death in young chidren result of infection
*finis, is, m = the end
・thanat- (G.)
　(e.g.) thanatophobia= fear for death

General terms
death:
・ letalis, e / mortalis, e (L) adj. = lethal
     (e.g.) dosis letalis=lethal dose
*exitus letalis = natural death
・necr- (G.) = dead
　 (e.g.) necrosis;
              necrophilia

Terms using or derived from mors
= a permanent cellular damage resulting from lack of oxygen, which is irreversible
・mors biologica
・mors clinica
= a cessation of blood circulation and breathing, which is reversible by resuscitation methods

Terms using or derived from mors
・mors neonatalis
= death of a new-born
   up to 10 days after birth
・mors praenatalis
= death of fetus before it starts breathing independently

Terms using or derived from mors
・mors in tabula
　= death on the operation table
・mors subita
　= sudden death
・mors lentissima = very slow death
(e.g.) mors subita in tabula
=sudden death on the operation table

Terms using or derived from mors
・livor mortis​​​ (postmortem hypostasis)
= a settling of the blood in the lower (dependent) portion of the ​​​​body after death.Causing a
purplish red discoloration of the ​​​​​skin.
One of the signs of death.
Start:1-2h  patch prominent:5-6h  Max:12h

Terms using or derived from mors
・rigor mortis
​​​= post mortem stiffness caused by chemical changes in muscles.
one of the recognizable signs of death.
Start:2-3h
Subside:24h

Terms using or derived from mors
・in articulo mortis ​​
 = in/at the moment of death
 The phrase applies especially to some significant statement that a person consciously makes, such
as an admission of guilt or a sudden act of contrition, just as he or she is about to enter
eternity.
・moribundus, a, um ​​(Adj)
 = the one who is going to die, dying man
(e.g.) gravida moribunda
・mortuus, a, um ​​(Adj)
 = dead
(e.g.) digitus mortuus

Other terms related to death
・in ultimis / in extremis​
 = in the last moments of life
(e.g.) patiens in extremis
・vita minima​​​
 = weak signs of life

Question
１. permanent cellular damage resulting from lack of oxygen…？
→death of fetus before it starts breathing independently
3.
→ mors biologica
2. What is mors praenatalis…？
→livor mortis

Thank you for attention!!
10th.May.2017