Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Death Terms and Definitions
Death
Medical Definition: | Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions. |
Guide Notes: | IM; /mortal is available with Cat C, F, E; do not confuse with MORTALITY, a statist concept: DEATH is the biol or physiol, psychol concept; for theory, doctrine & philosophy of death THANATOLOGY is available; for death as a result of a dis or ther or diag |
Also Called: | Cardiac Death,Determination of Death,Near-Death Experience |
Cadaver - A dead body, usually a human body. | |
Death, Sudden - The abrupt cessation of all vital bodily functions, manifested by the permanent loss of total cerebral, respiratory, and cardiovascular functions. |
Death Medical Definitions and Terms
|
Wildlife On Video »
Canada's Great Outdoors
Tour Canadian Rockies »
Book Banff »
Book Jasper »
Maligne Lake Boat Cruise »
Gondola Banff »
Hike Jasper »
Jasper Columbia Icefield »