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Swedish/English Glossary
of Causes of Death and other Archaic Medical Terms
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Swedish Term
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English Translation
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Ǻlderdom
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Old age
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Andtäppa
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Shortness of breath, Asthma
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Anfall
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Seizure
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Apoplexi
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Apoplexy
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Artrit
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Arthritis
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Astma
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Asthma
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Avgått med döden
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Died (departed through death)
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Avliden
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Deceased, Death
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Avsomna
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Die, Death
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Barnsäng
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Childbirth
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Barnsbörd
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Childbirth
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Bleksot
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Chlorosis
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Blödning
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Bleeding
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Böld
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Abscess, Boil
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Brand
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Gangrene, Canker
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Bronkit
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Bronchitis
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Bröstfeber
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Pneumonia
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Bröstsjuka
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Chest illness, Pneumonia
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Bröstvärk
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Chest pain
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Denguefeber
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Dengue, Dengue fever
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Diarre
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Diarrhea
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Difteri
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Diphtheria
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Död
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Dead, Death
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Dödsorsak
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Cause of death
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Drunknad
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Drowned
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Dysenteri
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Dysentery
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Falla
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Fall, Killed in war
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Fallande sot
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Epilepsy
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Fältfeber
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Typhoid fever
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Feber
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Fever
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Feberfrossa
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Malaria
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Fläckfeber
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Typhus
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Förgiftad
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Poisoned
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Förlamning
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Paralysis, Palsy
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Frossa
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Ague, Malaria
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Gikt
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Gout, Arthritis
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Gulsot
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Jaundice, Icterus
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Håll och stygn
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Pneumonia
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Hetsig feber
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Inflammatory fever
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Hjärnblödning
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Stroke, Cerebral hemorrhage
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Hjärtslag
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Cardiac arrest
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Hopphosta
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Whooping cough in
Sweden. [Nothnagel1902]
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Hosta
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Cough
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Influensa
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Influenza, Flu
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Kallbrand
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Gangrene, Mortification
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Katarr
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Catarrh
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Kichhosta
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Whooping cough in
Sweden. [Nothnagel1902]
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Kikhosta
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Pertussis, Whooping cough
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Klassisk svinpest
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Typhoid, classical swine fever, hog cholera,
pig typhoid, swine fever, swine plague
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Kloros
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Chlorosis
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Kolera
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Cholera
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Kolik
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Colic, Gripes
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Koppor
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Smallpox
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Kräfta
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Cancer
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Kramp
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Convulsions
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Kramphosta
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Whooping cough in
Sweden. [Nothnagel1902]
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Kvävning
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Suffocation
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Lunginflammation
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Pneumonia
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Lungsot
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Consumption, Tuberculosis
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Magref
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Colic
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Magsjukdom
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Stomach disease
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Magvärk
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Stomachache
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Malaria
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Malaria, Jungle fever
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Mässling
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Measles
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Mördad
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Murdered
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Nervfeber
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Typhoid fever
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Olycka
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Accident, Misfortune
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Omkommen
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Died accidentally, Drowned
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Påssjuka
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Mumps
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Pest
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Plague
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Rakitis
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Rachitis
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Reumatism
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Rheumatism
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Rödsot
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Dysentery
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Ros
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Erysipelas
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Scharlakansfeber
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Scarlet fever, Scarlatina
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Självmord
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Suicide
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Sjuk
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Sick
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Sjukdom
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Sickness
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Skörbjugg
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Scurvy
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Skrofler
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Scrofula, The King's Evil
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Slaganfall
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Stroke
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Smittkoppor
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Smallpox, variola
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Stelkramp
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Tetanus, Lockjaw
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Stupa
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Killed in war
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Svaghet
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Weakness, Feebleness
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Svullnad
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Swelling, Bloating
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Svulst
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Tumor
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Syfilis
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Syphilis, Lues
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Tärande sjukdom
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Pneumonia, Consumption
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Tuberkulos
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Tuberculosis
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Tumör
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Tumor
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Tyfoidfeber
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Typhus, typhoid fever
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Tyfus
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Typhoid, typhoid fever, typhus
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Vattenkoppor
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Chicken pox
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Vattensot
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Edema, Dropsy
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Vattkoppor
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Chickenpox, Varicella
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Vattusot
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Edema, Dropsy
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Venerisk sjukdom
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Venereal disease
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Swedish disease names.
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