א מִי שֶׁנִּשְׁבְּרָה מַפְרַקְתּוֹ וְרֹב בָּשָׂר עִמָּהּ, וְכֵן מִי שֶׁנִּקְרַע מִגַּבּוֹ כְּדָג, אֲפִלּוּ עֲדַיִן הוּא חַי, חָשִׁיב כְּמֵת, וּמְטַמֵּא. אֲבָל גּוֹסֵס, וּמִי שֶׁנִּשְׁחֲטוּ בּוֹ ב' סִימָנִים אוֹ פָּצוּעַ פְּצָעִים הַרְבֵּה, אֵינָם מְטַמְּאִין, עַד שֶׁתֵּצֵא נַפְשָׁם; וּמִכָּל מָקוֹם אָסוּר לִכָּנֵס לְבַיִת שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ גּוֹסֵס. וְיֵשׁ מַתִּירִין, (ר"ן סוֹף מַ"ק וּמָרְדְּכַי פֶּרֶק אֵלּוּ מְגַלְּחִין בְּשֵׁם בה"ג), וְטוֹב לְהַחְמִיר.
1 One whose neckbone and the larger portion of the surrounding flesh was broken, and likewise, one who was torn up along the back as a fish, even if he is still living, is regarded as dead and defiles [through overshadowing]. But a dying person and one in whom both organs were cut, or one who is wounded [with] many [open] wounds, do not defile [men or vessels] until their soul departs. Nevertheless, it is forbidden [for a Kohen ] to enter a house in which there is a dying person, and some permit, and it is proper to adopt the stricter view.