NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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instar
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pupa/pupae
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death
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putrefaction
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Detailed explanation-1: -death, the total cessation of life processes that eventually occurs in all living organisms. The state of human death has always been obscured by mystery and superstition, and its precise definition remains controversial, differing according to culture and legal systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including the brainstem, and brain death is sometimes used as a legal definition of death.
Detailed explanation-3: -/ˌend.əvˈlaɪf/ End-of-life issues relate to someone’s death and the time just before it, when it is known that they are likely to die soon from an illness or condition: end-of-life care. More of the baby boomer generation are now facing end-of-life decisions. Death and dying.