Death Sets - Glossary
Apoplexy:
Loss of consciousness caused by a pitch, split of a blood vessel, with cerebral hemorrhage.
Bright’s Disease:
Kidney mistake
Consumption:
Tuberculosis
Decedent:
Which person who has died.
Diphteria:
A fatal bacterial disease that was imperiled until to late 19th epoch
Dropsy:
swelling of soft clothing due to severe water retention.
Informer:
The person anyone provided information about this deceased person to the funeral home so that the die record could be filed (source: Minnesota Specialist of Health website)
A flu:
Influenza.
Marasmus:
Malnutrition.
Phthisis:
Tuberculosis
Disease:
a cause of death attributed in old age.
Soundex:
a coded last (last name) index based set the pattern a surname sounds rather than the way it is spelt.
Vein:
formation of a blood clot interior a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory verfahren; can be critical due causing cardiac attacks, strokes, or breathing issues
Sources:
- Drake, Paul. What Did They Mean by That? Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2003.
- Minnesota Specialty of Health https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/amendbyinformant.html
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