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Title: Cause of Death 1912
Post by: James Griffin on Tuesday 08 July 25 13:26 BST (UK)

I've attached a clip from a death certificate which was fairly easy to read apart from one word which I can't decipher.
I got the Morbus Cordis easily enough but I can't get the second cause of death.
Any suggestion?

James

Title: Re: Cause of Death 1912
Post by: AlanBoyd on Tuesday 08 July 25 13:36 BST (UK)

I must admit that an AI helped me here. It has interpreted the word as ‘Anasarca’.

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Anasarca is a medical term for generalized, severe swelling of the body due to fluid accumulation, often resulting from heart failure or advanced heart disease.

This fits with morbus cordis = ‘heart disease’.

Title: Re: Cause of Death 1912
Post by: James Griffin on Tuesday 08 July 25 14:10 BST (UK)

I'm just happy you got a result for me, no matter how you came about it!

Many thanks for taking the time and coming up trumps.

James