The causes of the death

Causes of death occurring in Galician church records. The source were Roman & Greek Catholic vital books.

SampleTranscriptionTranslation
AnasarcaEdema
AtrophiaAtrophia
AtheromaAtheroma
AsthmaAsthma
Ascitis, AscitesAscites
Aquis submersaDrowning
Aquis suffocatusDrowned in water
ApoplexiaApoplexy
AnginaInfection of the throat
AneurismaAneurysm
BronchitisBronchitis
CachexiaWasting syndrome
CarbunculusCarbuncle – a cluster of boils caused by bacterial infection
CancerCancer
CarcinomaCancer
CardiopalmusPalpitation
CatharusCatarrhal inflammation
CasuAccidental
ConsuetaNormal, Ordinary
Cholera AsiaticaAsian cholera
CroupCroup, Laryngitis
CoclusWhooping cough
ColicaColic
Combusta ignemFire victim „burned in a fire”
ConsumptioMostly tuberculosis, historically called "Consumption"
ConvulsioneConvulsion
ConvulsionibusConvulsion
CystodyniaPain in bladder
DebilitasWeakness
Debilis natusWeakness since birth
DiphteritisDiphtheria
DisenteriaDysentery
EbrietasDrunkenness, Alcohol poisoning
Emphysema PulmonumEmphysema – a lung condition that causes shortness of breath
EnteritisInflammation of the intestines
EpidemiaEpidemic
EpilepsiaEpilepsy
FameFamine
FebrisFever
Frigore extinctusFroze to death
GangrenaGangrene
GastritisInflammation of the stomach
Grassans1) Epidemic 2) Robbers
Haemorrhagia pulmonumCoughing up of blood
HecticaHabitual fever – a fever with accessions at noon and evening.
HydropsHydropsy
HydrothoraxHydrops pectoris. Fluid accumulation in the chest cavity
IgnotaUnknown
IleusColic in the large intestines
Inflammatio PulmonumPneumonia, inflammation of the lungs
Marasmus senilisThe emaciation characteristic of old age
Meningitis CerebrospinalisInflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
MiserereIntestinal strangulation
MorbiliMeasles
Mortua post partumDied after giving birth
NaturaliA natural death
NephritisInflammation of the kidneys
NervosaNervous fever, marked by nervous system disturbances and delirium
OccisusMurdered
OedemaEdema
OrdinariaOrdinary
Ob egestatemDue to poverty
ParalisisParalysis
ParaliticusAffected with paralysis
Parotis, ParotitisInflammation of parotid glands
PerfrictioA cold
Petocia, PetechiaePurple spots on the skin not elevated, mostly appearing in contagious diseases
Phthysis, PhthisisPulmonary tuberculosis, historically called "Consumption"
Pleuritis, PleuraPleurisy
PlicaAn enlargement of the hair of the head, so as to be painful and to bleed.
Post partumAfter giving birth
PneumoniaInflammation of the lungs
PolycholiaAn excessive secretion of bile
RachitisRickets
Repentina morteSudden, unexpected death
RheumatismusRheumatism
Rhexis venaeRupture of a vein
RubeolaMeasles with sore throat
Ruptura
ScarlatinaScarlet Fever
ScrophulosaScrofula – tuberculosis causes outside the lungs
SenectusOld age
Se ipsum occiditSuicide
SuicidiumSuicide
SyphilisSyphilis
TyphusTyphus
TuberculosisTuberculosis
TumiditasSwelling
Tussis, ThussisCough
UlcusAn ulcer
Ulcus ventriculiPeptic ulcers
Variolae, VariolisSmallpox
VenericaVenereal
Vermibus, Vermis, VermesWorms
Vitium cordisThe heart defect
VolvulusTwisting of the intestines (intestinal obstruction)
VomitusVomiting

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