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“Thin vesicle on the skin containing fluid”

As a general rule, infants should be embalmed with a much lower solution strength than older children.

Fontanelle is the technical term for fat tissue.

Hyperglycemia is defined as an elevated level of sugar in the urine.

Approximately how much water weight would be expected in a middle aged healthy female who weighs 140 pounds?

“extreme dehydration” that can preserve bodies yet render them unviewable is the definition of 

“Extravascular color that that occurs when heme, released by hemolysis, seeps through the vessel walls and into the body tissues”

Subcutaneous emphysema is usually caused by the bacteria Clostridium perfringens.

Which of the following would you expect when embalming edematous remains?

“Red lesions that appear as open craters”