Physical Injury, Homicide, and Sexual Offenses

These flashcards cover key concepts related to physical injuries, various types of wounds, definitions of homicide, and an overview of sexual offenses and deviations.

What is physical injury?

Injury of the body caused by physical agents that produce damage or injury to the tissue.

What defines a wound?

A break in the continuity of the skin or tissues of the living body.

What is a mortal wound?

A wound that is capable of causing death.

Differentiate between contusion and abrasion.

A contusion is a skin injury causing discoloration, while an abrasion is a friction mark on the specific epithelial layer of the skin.

What is the term for killing a sibling?

Fratricide is the killing of one's brother, while sororicide is the killing of one's sister.

Define homicide.

The killing of a human being.

What is a gunshot wound?

An open wound produced by the penetration of a bullet within the tissues of the body.

What are the factors that influence the appearance of a gunshot wound?

Kind of weapon, caliber of the weapon, shape and composition of the missile, range of fire, and direction of fire.

What characterizes an entrance wound?

Usually small, with inverted edges and sometimes contusions or abrasions around the wound.

What is the typical characteristic of an exit wound?

Larger than the missile, with everted edges and sometimes skin flaps protruding from the wound.

What is the definition of virginity?

The condition of a woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse.

What is defloration?

The rupture or laceration of the hymen in women due to sexual intercourse.

Explain moral virginity.

Moral virginity refers to a state where a woman is not physically matured or conscious about sex and has not experienced sexual intercourse.

Define sadism.

A sexual behavior where gratification is attained by inflicting harm to another person.

What is exhibitionism?

The willful exposure of the body in public for sexual gratification.

Define masturbation.

The act of fondling or touching the external genital organ to attain sexual pleasure.

What is pedophilia?

A sexual deviation where a person has an erotic sexual desire for children.

Define necrophilia.

A sexual act involving sexual intercourse with a corpse.

What is nymphomania?

An excessive desire for sexual intercourse in females.

What is voyeurism?

The act of observing others undressing or engaged in sexual acts, commonly referred to as 'Peeping Tom' behavior.

What is partialism?

A sexual deviation where there is special affinity to certain body parts of females to arouse pleasure.

Define fetichism.

A form of sexual perversion where pleasure is attained from clothing or body parts of females.

What is troilism?

A sexual act involving three persons performing sexual intercourse or other sexual activities.