OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 47597

thanatology

/θan.əˈtɒl.əd͡ʒ.i/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tanatología
The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families.
Meronym: mortuary science
The work is part of a growing field called comparative thanatology — the study of how different animals react to death.
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