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1
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Liquids or els, usually available in spray or pack form, which are generally used in cases of skin slip, ulcerations and other surface involvements.

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Pack Application (Surface Application)

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Roof of the mouth.

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Palate

3
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One of the bones forming the posterior part of the hard palate and lateral nasal wall between the interior pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.

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Palatine Bone

4
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The eyelids both superior and inferior.

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Palbeprae (s. Palpebra)

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A face powder cosmetic pressed into a flat cake.

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Pancake

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In cosmetology, the graduation of tones of a color (either single or a mixture) from light to dark, obtained by varying the densities of application.

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Panchromatic Scale

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A white crystalline powder chemically derived from formaldehyde (a polymer) which is used as an antiseptic and preservative, usually an ingredient of hardening compound.

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Paraformaldehyde

8
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Two bones that form the roof and part of the sides of the skull.

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Parietal Bones

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The rounded peak of the external convexity of the parietal bones; determines the widest part of the cranium.

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Parietal Eminence

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Located near the ear.

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Parotid

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The large salivary gland in front of the ear.

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Parotid Gland

12
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Occurs when various drainage from an area is decreased.

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Passive Capillary Congestion

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A soft, moist opaque cosmetic with the consistency of dough and bound together with the aid of gum, starch, and water. If oils and fats are present, water is absent.

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Paste

14
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A group of hairs of uniform length applied simultaneously as a method of hair replacement.

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Patch of Hair

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Any living agents capable of producing disease.

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Pathogens

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Antemortem discoloration that occurs during the course of certain diseases; gangrene and jaundice.

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Pathological Discoloration

17
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Substance able to destroy lice.

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Pediculicide

18
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Effected through unbroken skin.

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Percutaneous

19
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Agents destructive to adult forms of insect life.

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Pesticide (Insecticide)

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Located at, or pertaining to, the periphery (the outer part of surface of a body); occurring away from the center.

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Peripheral

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Portion of the nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that lie outside the brain and spinal cord.

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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At right angles to another surface.

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Perpendicular

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Antemortem, pinpoint, extravascular blood discoloration visible as purplish hemorrhages of the skin.

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Petechia

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Diseased; due to a disease.

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Pathological Condition

25
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Wounds entering the inferior of an organ or cavity.

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Penetrating Wounds

26
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Superior portion of the bony nasal septum.

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Perpendicular Plate of the Ethmoid Bone

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A semi-solid, yellow mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum.

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Petroleum Jelly

28
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Finger or toe bones.

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Phalanges

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An antiseptic/disinfectant employed to dry moist tissues and to bleach discolored tissues.

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Phenol (Carbolic Acid)

30
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The vertical groove located medially on the superior lip; a natural facial marking.

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Philtrum

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The study of the structures and surface markings of the face and features.

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Physiognomy

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Most internal and most delicate of the three membranes (meninges) covering the brain and spinal cord.

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Pia Mater

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A coloring matter which can be applied to an object, when combined with some type of vehicle.

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Pigment

34
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A powder (usually composed of dry, pulverized pigments and talcum) employed to impart color to the skin.

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Pigment Powder

35
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The basis for mortuary cosmetology.

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Pigment Theory (The Prang System)

36
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The auricle or projected part of the exterior ear.

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Pinna (Ear)

37
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Condition in which interstitial spaces contain such excessive amounts of fluid that the skin remains depressed after palpation.

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Pitting Edema

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A hormone-secreting, golf-club shaped structure that hangs inferiorly from the brain and performs a variety of endocrine functions, such as regulating the gonads, thyroid gland, adrenal cortex, lactation, and water balance.

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Pituitary Gland (Hypophysis)

39
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Surface having very little curvature.

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Plane

40
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A white powdery substance which forms a quick-setting paste when mixed with water.

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Paster of Paris (Calcium Sulfate)

41
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A nasal classification which is short and board and has the minimum of projection; common to individuals of African descent.

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Platyrrhine

42
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Thin layer of muscle covering the anterior aspect of the neck.

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Platysma Muscle

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The transverse, dipping furrow of the neck; acquired facial marking.

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Platysmal Suci

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A small ball, cylinder, or tuft often made of cotton.

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Pledget

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Any device as cotton, cloth, wood, etc. used to fill or close an opening.

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Plug

46
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Preparation room equipment used to reduce neck swelling by variable air pressure.

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Pneumatic Collar (Air Collar)

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A place (usually invisible) at which access to inner positions may be had; a place at which a hypodermic needle may be inserted to pass into the same or another area.

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Point of Entry

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The part of the brain stem between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata.

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Pons

49
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Minute depressions in the surface of the skin, as in the openings of the sweat glands.

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Pores

50
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A prefix meaning “after, subsequent, later”; sometimes used incorrectly to refer to an autopsy.

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Post

51
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Treatments of restorative natures performed after the embalming operation

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Post Embalming

52
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Preparation room equipment for properly positioning bodies prior to, during, and after vascular embalming.

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Positioning Devices

53
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Toward the rear or caudal end; toward the back.

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Posterior (Dorsal)

54
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After death.

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Postmortem

55
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Extravascular color change that occurs when heme, released by hemolysis of red blood cells, seeps through the vessel walls and into the body tissues.

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Postmortem Stain (Laking)

56
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Any solid substance in the state of fine, loose particles as produced by crushing or grinding.

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Powder

57
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A device containing hairs or bristles set in a handle; used to apply and/or remove powder.

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Powder Brush

58
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A soft, circular pad for applying powder.

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Powder Puff

59
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A cosmetic instrument with 3 component parts consisting of a container, bulb syringe, and a spray nozzle. The device converts powders into airborne particulates.

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Powder Atomized (Powder Puff Applicator, Nebulizer, Powder Blower)

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Embalming equipment used to inject a substance into the mouth, giving the deceased a more life-like appearance by filling out the mouth.

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Poze Injector

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A prefix denoting priority; before in time or place.

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Pre

62
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Treatments of a restorative nature performed before the embalming operation.

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Pre-Embalming

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(1) Ability to remain intact, as the state of being prepared (usually chemicals) to resist decomposition and decay. (2) The science of treating the body chemically so as to temporarily inhibit decomposition.

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Preservation

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Chemicals which inactivate saprophytic bacteria, render unsuitable for nutrition the media upon decompositionwhich such bacteria thrive, and which will arrest by altering enzymes and lysins of the body as well as converting the decomposable tissue to a form less susceptible to decomposition.

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Preservative

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Chemical in powder form; typically used for surface embalming of the remains.

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Preservative Powder

66
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First in origin, time, or importance.

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Primary

67
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Three pigmentary hues: red, yellow, and blue, which can be combined to make all other hues.

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Primary Hue/Color

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A slender instrument for examining a wound or cavity; used in reduction of swellings by channeling through tissues beneath the skin.

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Probe

69
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Draws the skin of the forehead inferiorly.

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Procerus Muscle

70
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A systematic series of actions in the production of something; or an accessory outgrowth or prominence on the surface of bone.

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Process

71
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A photograph or painting in which the subject has been posed and lighted flatteringly by a professional photographer or artist.

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Professional Portrait

72
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The side view of the human head.

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Profile

73
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To turn the palm downward.

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Pronate

74
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Medial rotation of the forearm that causes the palm to face posteriorly.

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Pronation

75
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Refers to a body lying horizontally with the face downward.

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Prone

76
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Projection of the jaw(s) beyond the projection of the forehead.

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Prognathism

77
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The act of throwing forward; a part extending beyond the level of its surroundings.

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Projection

78
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Conspicuous in position or importance; or a projection or eminence.

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Prominence

79
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Lying face down

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Prone

80
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The relationships of the size of one feature as compared with another feature or with the width or length of the face

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Proportions

81
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An artificial device used to replace a limb, appendage, or other body part.

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Prosthetic Device

82
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The rounded, anterior projection of the tip of the nose.

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Protruding Lobe

83
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The state or condition of being thrust forward or projecting

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Protrusion

84
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Nearest the point of attachment, center of the body, or point of reference; the opposite of distal.

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Proximal

85
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A hole or slight wound resulting from piercing.

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Puncture

86
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Opening in the center of the iris through which light enters the eye

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Pupil

87
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Postmortem evacuation of any substance from an external orifice of the body as a result of pressure.

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Purge

88
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A color between blue and red; a secondary hue of pigments.

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Purple

89
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A suture made around the circumference of a circular opening or puncture to close it or to hold the margins in position.

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Purse String Suture

90
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A secretion from inflamed tissues; usually an opaque, creamy colored matter.

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Pus

91
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A small elevation of the skin with an inflamed base, containing pus.

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Pustule

92
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The decomposition of organic matter largely by the agency of micro-organisms, and resulting in the production of various solid, liquid and gaseous matters, some of which have a foul odor.

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Putrefaction

93
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An apparently solid structure having a square base and four triangular sides which meet at a central point.

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Pyramid

94
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Figure having four angles and four sides.

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Quadrangle

95
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Raises the wings of the nose, deepens the nasolabial sulcus.

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Quadratus Labii Superior Muscle

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A figure bounded by four lines.

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Quadrilateral

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