https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland en-EN (c) Copyright 2026 by PolishOrigins(TM) Forum forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Forum) forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Webmaster) Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:14:06 +0200 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:14:06 +0200 http://backend.userland.com/rss phpBB2 RSS Syndication Mod by Lucas 1 http://forum.polishorigins.com/templates/sephia/images/rss2.png https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=62347#62347 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=7273'>Lori Love</a><br /><br /> Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 2:58 am<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Causes of death occurring in Galician church records<br /> From-https://www.galiciangenealogy.com/the-causes-of-the-death/<br /> <br /> The source was Roman &amp; Greek Catholic vital books. Latin words with English translation<br /> Handwritten samples- if you go to the website above, there are samples of the old handwriting for each cause of death<br /> <br /> Anasarca<br /> Edema<br /> <br /> Aneurisma<br /> Aneurysm<br /> <br /> Angina<br /> Infection of the throat<br /> <br /> Apoplexia<br /> Apoplexy<br /> <br /> Aquis submersa<br /> Drowning<br /> <br /> Aquis suffocatus<br /> Drowned in water<br /> <br /> Ascitis, Ascites<br /> Ascities <br /> <br /> Asthma<br /> Asthma<br /> <br /> Atheroma<br /> Atheroma<br /> <br /> Atrophia<br /> Atrophia<br /> <br /> Bronchitis<br /> Bronchitis<br /> <br /> Cachexia<br /> Wasting syndrome<br /> <br /> Carbunculus<br /> Carbuncle – a cluster of boils caused by bacterial infection<br /> <br /> Cancer<br /> Cancer<br /> <br /> Carcinoma<br /> Cancer<br /> <br /> Cardiopalmus<br /> Palpitation<br /> <br /> Catharus<br /> Catarrhal inflammation<br /> <br /> Casu<br /> Accidental<br /> <br /> Consueta<br /> Normal, Ordinary<br /> <br /> Cholera Asiatica<br /> Asian cholera<br /> <br /> Croup<br /> Croup, Laryngitis<br /> <br /> Coclus<br /> Whooping cough<br /> <br /> Colica<br /> Colic<br /> <br /> Combusta ignem<br /> Fire victim „burned in the fire”<br /> <br /> Consumptio<br /> Mostly tuberculosis, historically called &quot;Consumption&quot; due to the weight loss.<br /> <br /> Convulsione<br /> Convulsion<br /> <br /> Convulsionibus<br /> Convulsion<br /> <br /> Cystodynia<br /> Pain in bladder<br /> <br /> Debilitas<br /> Weakness<br /> <br /> Debilis natus<br /> Weakness since birth<br /> <br /> Diphteritis<br /> Diphtheria<br /> <br /> Disenteria<br /> Dysentery<br /> <br /> Ebrietas<br /> Drunkenness, Alcohol poisoning<br /> <br /> Emphysema Pulmonum<br /> Emphysema – a lung condition that causes shortness of breath<br /> <br /> Enteritis <br /> Inflammation of the intestines<br /> <br /> Epidemia<br /> Epidemic<br /> <br /> Epilepsia<br /> Epilepsy<br /> <br /> Fame<br /> Famine<br /> <br /> Febris<br /> Fever<br /> <br /> Frigore extinctus<br /> Froze to death<br /> <br /> Gangrena<br /> Gangrene<br /> <br /> Gastritis<br /> Inflammation of the stomach<br /> <br /> Grassans<br /> 1) Epidemic 2) Robbers<br /> <br /> Haemorrhagia pulmonum<br /> Coughing up of blood<br /> <br /> Hectica<br /> Habitual fever – a fever with accessions at noon and evening.<br /> <br /> Hydrops<br /> Hydropsy<br /> <br /> Hydrothorax<br /> Hydrops pectoris<br /> <br /> Ignota<br /> Unknown<br /> <br /> Ileus<br /> Colic in the large intestines<br /> <br /> Inflammatio Pulmonum<br /> Pneumonia, inflammation of the lungs<br /> <br /> Marasmus senilis<br /> The emaciation characteristic of old age<br /> <br /> Meningitis Cerebrospinalis<br /> Inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord<br /> <br /> Morbili<br /> Measles<br /> <br /> Mortua post partum<br /> Died after giving birth<br /> <br /> Naturali<br /> A natural death<br /> <br /> Nephritis<br /> Inflammation of the kidneys<br /> <br /> Nervosa<br /> Mostly „Nervous fever” - characterized by great disturbance of the nervous system, as evinced by delirium<br /> <br /> Occisus<br /> Murdered<br /> <br /> Oedema<br /> Edema<br /> <br /> Ordinaria<br /> Ordinary<br /> <br /> Ob egestatem<br /> Due to poverty<br /> <br /> Paralisis<br /> Paralysis<br /> <br /> Paraliticus<br /> Affected with paralysis<br /> <br /> Parotis, Parotitis<br /> Inflammation of parotid glands<br /> <br /> Perfrictio<br /> A cold<br /> <br /> Petocia, Petechiae<br /> Purple spots on the skin not elevated, mostly appearing in contagious diseases<br /> <br /> Phthysis, Phthisis<br /> consumption, an old term for pulmonary tuberculosis<br /> <br /> Pleuritis, Pleura<br /> Pneumonia<br /> <br /> Plica<br /> An enlargement of the hair of the head, so as to be painful and to bleed.<br /> <br /> Post partum<br /> After giving birth<br /> <br /> Pneumonia<br /> Inflammation of the lungs<br /> <br /> Polycholia<br /> An excessive secretion of bile<br /> <br /> Rachitis<br /> Rickets<br /> <br /> Repentina morte<br /> Sudden, unexpected death<br /> <br /> Rheumatismus<br /> Rheumatism<br /> <br /> Rhexis venae<br /> Varicose veins<br /> <br /> Rubeola<br /> Measles with sore throat<br /> <br /> Scarlatina<br /> Scarlet Fever<br /> <br /> Scrophulosa<br /> Scrofula – tuberculosis causes outside the lungs<br /> <br /> Senectus<br /> Old age<br /> <br /> Se ipsum occidit<br /> Suicide<br /> <br /> Suicidium<br /> Suicide<br /> <br /> Syphilis<br /> Syphilis<br /> <br /> Typhus<br /> Typhus<br /> <br /> Tuberculosis<br /> Tuberculosis<br /> <br /> Tumiditas<br /> Swelling<br /> <br /> Tussis, Thussis<br /> Cough<br /> <br /> Ulcus<br /> an ulcer<br /> <br /> Ulcus ventriculi<br /> Peptic ulcers<br /> <br /> Variolae, Variolis<br /> Chickenpox, varicella<br /> <br /> Venerica<br /> Venereal<br /> <br /> Vermibus, Vermis, Vermes<br /> Worms<br /> <br /> Vitium cordis<br /> The heart defect<br /> <br /> Volvulus<br /> Inflammation in the bowels, called twisting in the guts<br /> <br /> Vomitus<br /> Vomiting https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=62347#62347 Lori Love Tue Dec 06, 2022 2:58 am https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=62347#62347