thanatology

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/θan.əˈtɒl.əd͡ʒ.i/

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/θan.əˈtɒl.əd͡ʒ.i/ · /ˌθæ.nəˈtɑl.əd͡ʒ.i/

Definition of thanatology

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noun

(uncountable, usually)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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From thanato- + -logy, from Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”).

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