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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.
thanatology
/ ˌθænəˈtɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the scientific study of death and the phenomena and practices relating to it
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- than·a·to·log·i·cal [than-, uh, -tl-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
- thana·tolo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thanatology1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thanatology1
C19: from Greek thanatos death + -logy
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