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