An improved low-formaldehyde embalming fluid to preserve cadavers for anatomy teaching.
1998
R Coleman, and
I Kogan
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D002102
Cadaver
A dead body, usually a human body.
Corpse,Cadavers,Corpses
D004615
Embalming
Process of preserving a dead body to protect it from decay.
Embalmings
D005557
Formaldehyde
A highly reactive aldehyde gas formed by oxidation or incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. In solution, it has a wide range of uses: in the manufacture of resins and textiles, as a disinfectant, and as a laboratory fixative or preservative. Formaldehyde solution (formalin) is considered a hazardous compound, and its vapor toxic. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p717)
Formalin,Formol,Methanal,Oxomethane
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368
Aged
A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.
Elderly
D000369
Aged, 80 and over
Persons 80 years of age and older.
Oldest Old
D000715
Anatomy
A branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms.