Cadaver = Corpse, dead body
Cheyne-Stokes respirations = Periodic breathing characterized by a gradual increase in respiration followed by a decrease in respiration resulting in apnoea
Coroner = A person appointed by the Home Office who is required by law to investigate deaths due to unnatural, suspicious or unknown causes
Inquest = An investigation held by the Coroner when death is known or suspected to be due to any other cause than natural death
Medical Certificate of Death = Sometimes referred to as the Death Certificate, it is a legal document required by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages before they can issue a form permitting disposal of the body
Palliative = Something which relieves discomfort or distress but does not cure
Pathologist = A doctor trained in the detection and diagnosis of disease
Post-mortem = Involves the examination of the brain and other internal organs by a pathologist, usually undertaken when the cause of death is uncertain or suspicious
Prognosis = Course of the disease including expected outcome
Rigor mortis = The term given to the stiffening of the body following death
Rose Cottage = A term commonly used for the mortuary when speaking in a public area
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