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Forensics vocab
Forensics vocab
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9th Grade
12/20/2019

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Term
Forensics
Definition
for public discussion or debate.
Term
ELISA
Definition
ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) is a plate-based assay technique designed for detecting and quantifying substances such as peptides, proteins, antibodies and hormones. Other names, such as enzyme immunoassay (EIA), are also used to describe the same technology.
Term
Medical Examiner
Definition
A medical examiner is an official trained in pathology that investigates deaths that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictions to initiate inquests.
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Livor Mortis
Definition
appears 30-60 minutes after death, red blood cells settle and skin turns red, in 6-10 hours skin color becomes permanent.
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Odontogram
Definition
A personal record of bite forms of teeth used as personal identification.
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Rigor Mortis
Definition
begins 3 hours after death, it's the stiffening of body muscles after death, starts in the face and eye, process reverses after 12 hours
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Rh Factor
Definition
an inherited protein found on the surface of red blood cells. If your blood has the protein, you're Rh positive. If your blood lacks the protein, you're Rh negative.
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Autopsy
Definition
An postmortem examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease.
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Slander
Definition
Defamation is the oral or written communication of a false statement about another that unjustly harms their reputation.
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Osteoporosis
Definition
a disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced.
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Coroner
Definition
an official who investigates violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths.
Term
Barr bodies
Definition
An inactive chromosome women possess but men do not.
Term
Health Care Code of Ethics
Definition
The Health Education Code of Ethics provides a basis of shared professional values. The responsibility of all health education specialists is to reach highest possible standards of conduct and to encourage the ethical behavior of all those with whom they work.
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Adenine
Definition
a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A purine derivative, it is paired with thymine in double-stranded DNA.
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Guanine
Definition
a compound that occurs in guano and fish scales, and is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A purine derivative, it is paired with cytosine in double-stranded DNA.
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Cytosine
Definition
a compound found in living tissue as a constituent base of nucleic acids. It is paired with guanine in double-stranded DNA.
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Thymine
Definition
a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A pyrimidine derivative, it is paired with adenine in double-stranded DNA.
Term
Ultrasound
Definition
Ultrasound is sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing.
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Pathologist
Definition
Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury.
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Chromatography
Definition
the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension or as a vapor (as in gas chromatography) through a medium in which the components move at different rates.
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Anthropology
Definition
the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
Term
Blood Splatter
Definition
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis is the study and analysis of bloodstains at a known or suspected crime scene with the purpose of drawing conclusions about the nature, timing and other details of the crime.
Term
ABO Blood Types
Definition
the classification of human blood based on the inherited properties of red blood cells (erythrocytes) as determined by the presence or absence of the antigens A and B, which are carried on the surface of the red cells. Persons may thus have type A, type B, type O, or type AB blood.
Term
Gel electrophoresis
Definition
a technique used to separate DNA fragments according to their size.
Term
Luminol
Definition
a white-to-pale-yellow crystalline solid that is soluble in most polar organic solvents, but insoluble in water. Forensic investigators use luminol to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes, as it reacts with the iron in hemoglobin.
Term
Fingerprint : Loops, Whorls, Arches, Ridges
Definition
All of the ridges of fingerprints form patterns called loops, whorls or arches: Loops begin on one side of the finger, curve around or upward, and exit the other side.
Term
Ossification
Definition
Ossification (or osteogenesis) in bone remodeling is the process of laying down new bone material by cells called osteoblasts.
Term
Femur
Definition
upper bone of the leg or hind leg
Term
Occipital Lobe
Definition
The occipital lobe is one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain of mammals. The occipital lobe is the visual processing center of the mammalian brain containing most of the anatomical region of the visual cortex.
Term
Shoe Print
Definition
An outline or indentation left by a foot on a surface. Also called footmark, footstep.
Term
Microbial Stopwatch
Definition
They come in the form of microbes – invisible bacteria and fungi that emerge like the Grim Reaper as soon as someone dies. Across many mammalian species, including humans, the appearance and succession of these microbes is predictable, acting like a kind of stopwatch that starts ticking when death occurs.
Term
Forensic Palynology
Definition
the study of pollen, spores and other acid-resistant microscopic plant bodies, including dinoflagellates, to prove or disprove a relationship among objects, people and places that pertain to both criminal and civil cases.
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Biometrics
Definition
the application of statistical analysis to biological data.
Term
IAFIS
Definition
The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), is a computerized system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 1999. It is a national automated fingerprint identification and criminal history system.
Term
NDIS
Definition
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a scheme of the Australian Government that funds costs associated with disability
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