| A | B |
|---|
| antiseptic | preventing infection by stopping the growth of germs; germ-killing |
| autopsy | medical examination of a dead body |
| chronic | lasting; lingering; habitual |
| clavicle | collarbone |
| contusion | bruise |
| coroner | official who investigates any death not clearly due to natural causes |
| dissect | to cut apart for examination |
| extremities | limbs of the body, espeically hands and feed |
| fester | to form pus; to decay or rot |
| incision | a cut, especially one made for surgery |
| lesion | change in an organ or body tissue caused by disease or injury |
| lethal | deadly |
| malignant | causing or threatening to cause death |
| narcotic | drug that eases pain, causes sleep, dulls the senses, and which can be addictive |
| pigment | natural substance that occurs in and colors the cells and tissues of plants and animals |
| pulmonary | having to do with the lungs |
| rupture | to tear or break open |
| scalpel | a thin-bladed knife used in surgery |
| sterile | free from germs |
| toxic | poisonous |
