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  2. Putrefaction - Wikipedia

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    Putrefaction is the fifth stage of death, following pallor mortis, livor mortis, algor mortis, and rigor mortis. This process references the breaking down of a body of an animal post-mortem . In broad terms, it can be viewed as the decomposition of proteins , and the eventual breakdown of the cohesiveness between tissues, and the liquefaction ...

  3. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    relating to putrefaction or decay Greek σαπρός (saprós), rotten, putrid saprogenic sarco-muscular, flesh-like Greek σάρξ (sárx), flesh sarcoma, sarcoidosis: scapul(o)-of or pertaining to the scapula: Latin , shoulder scapulothoracic, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: schist(o)-split, cleft

  4. Nigredo - Wikipedia

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    For Carl Jung, "the rediscovery of the principles of alchemy came to be an important part of my work as a pioneer of psychology". [3] As a student of alchemy, he (and his followers) "compared the 'black work' of the alchemists (the nigredo) with the often highly critical involvement experienced by the ego, until it accepts the new equilibrium brought about by the creation of the self."

  5. Stages of human death - Wikipedia

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    The aforementioned mechanism is the most common cause of brain death; however, this increase in intracranial pressure does not always occur due to an arrest in cardiopulmonary function. [5] Traumatic brain injuries and subarachnoid hemorrhages can also increase the intracranial pressure in the brain leading to a cessation of brain function and ...

  6. Putrefying bacteria - Wikipedia

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    The three characteristics of putrefaction are discoloration, disfiguration, and dissolution. There are many factors that could affect the rate of putrefaction in animals such as age, body composition, temperature, and if the body is located in a wet or dry area. [8] Temperature must be between 0 °C and 48 °C for putrefaction to occur.

  7. Chemical process of decomposition - Wikipedia

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    Decomposition in animals is a process that begins immediately after death and involves the destruction of soft tissue, leaving behind skeletonized remains. The chemical process of decomposition is complex and involves the breakdown of soft tissue, as the body passes through the sequential stages of decomposition. [2]

  8. Skeletonization - Wikipedia

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    Skeletonization is the state of a dead organism after undergoing decomposition. [1] Skeletonization refers to the final stage of decomposition, during which the last vestiges of the soft tissues of a corpse or carcass have decayed or dried to the point that the skeleton is exposed.

  9. Livor mortis - Wikipedia

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    Coroners can use the presence or absence of livor mortis as a means of determining an approximate time of death. It can also be used by forensic investigators to determine whether or not a body has been moved.