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Frequently used terms in forensic serology

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Angle of Impact   The acute angle formed between the direction of a blood drop and the plane of the surface it strikes  
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Arterial Spurting Pattern   Bloodstain pattern(s) resulting from the blood exiting the body under pressure from a breached artery.  
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Back Spatter   Blood directed back towards the source of energy or force that caused the spatter.  
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Cast-Off Pattern   A bloodstain pattern created when blood is released or thrown from a blood-bearing object in motion.  
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Directionality   The direction the blood was traveling when it impacted the target surface.  
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High Velocity Impact Spatter (HVIS)   A bloodstain pattern caused by high velocity impact/force to a blood source such as that produced by a gunshot or high speed machinery.  
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Impact Pattern   Bloodstain pattern created when blood receives a blow or force resulting in the random dispersion of smaller drops.  
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Low Velocity Impact Spatter (LVIS)   A bloodstain pattern that is caused by a low velocity impact so a blood source such as that caused by a punch.  
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Medium Velocity Impact Spatter (MVIS)   A bloodstain pattern that is caused by medium velocity impact to a blood source such as that caused by blunt force trauma with a weapon.  
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Parent Drop   A drop of blood from which a wave, cast-off, or satellite spatter originated.  
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Passive Drop   Bloodstain drop(s) created or formed by the force of gravity acting alone.  
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Point of Convergence   The common point on a two dimensional surface, over which the directionality of several blood drops can be retraced.  
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Point of Origin   The common point in a three dimensional space to which the trajectories of several blood drops can be retraced.  
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Satellite spatter   Small droplets of blood that are distributed around a drop or pool of blood as a result of the blood impacting the target surface.  
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Spine   The pointed or elongated stains which radiate away from the central area of a bloodstain.  
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Swipe Pattern   The transfer of blood from a moving source onto an unstained surface.  
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Target   A surface upon which blood has been deposited.  
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Transfer Pattern   A bloodstain pattern created when a wet bloody surface comes in contact with a second surface. A recognizable image of all or portion of the original surface may be observed in the pattern.  
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Void   An absence of stains in an otherwise continuous bloodstain pattern.  
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Wipe Pattern   A bloodstain pattern created when an object moves through an existing stain, removing and/or altering its appearance.  
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