I believe this is "senile decay," a term which covers a multitude of symptoms associated with old age. Karen Sullivan Visit the Alden Kindred of America http://www.alden.org -----Original Message----- From: D.C. [mailto:kinshipmatters@twmi.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 1:45 PM To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MI-Genealogy] Medical Terms - another question - cause of death Hi all. I just received a 1912 death certificate. The cause of death is "Semli Decay". I couldn't find anything in google. It wasn't on our recent medical terms list. Anyone have any ideas on what it could mean? Donna Additional info: Deceased was 85 years old. ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== MIGenWeb. Michigan Genealogy. http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/ Locate resources, browse counties, search and contribute to special projects. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx