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What cause of death is this? Decoding doctor's handwriting

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Street Pattern, Feb 17, 2016.

  1. Street Pattern

    Street Pattern Very Tilted

    Location:
    The American Midwest
    This fellow died in 1970, apparently of some kind of cancer which spread to his bones ("with generalized skeletal metastasis").

    But what is that first word?

    cause-of-death.jpg
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    Ah, easier than I thought: it appears to be "hypernephroma", a now-deprecated term for renal cell carcinoma.
     
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    Street Pattern, Feb 17, 2016
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  2. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member



    Hypernephroma :)
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    Ahh, you beat me!!!
     
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    Borla, Feb 17, 2016
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  3. genuinemommy

    genuinemommy Moderator Staff Member

    Awww, you both beat me!
     
    genuinemommy, Feb 18, 2016
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  4. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    Just for fun.......

    Guessing at the letters as written, I see

    hypernyshr(o)na.
     
    Chris Noyb, Feb 18, 2016
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