thanatology
[ than-uh-tol-uh-jee ]
noun
the study of death and its surrounding circumstances, as in forensic medicine.
Psychiatry. the study of the effects of death and dying, especially the investigation of ways to lessen the suffering and address the needs of the terminally ill and their survivors.
Origin of thanatology
1Other words from thanatology
- than·a·to·log·i·cal [than-uh-tl-oj-i-kuhl], /ˌθæn ə tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective
- than·a·tol·o·gist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for thanatology
thanatology
/ (ˌθænəˈtɒlədʒɪ) /
noun
the scientific study of death and the phenomena and practices relating to it
Origin of thanatology
1C19: from Greek thanatos death + -logy
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