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Than⋅a⋅tos

  [than-uh-tos, -tohs]
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–noun
1. an ancient Greek personification of death.
2. Psychoanalysis. (usually lowercase) the death instinct, esp. as expressed in violent aggression.
Related forms:
Than⋅a⋅tot⋅ic  [than-uh-tot-ik] , adjective
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Than·a·tos   (thān'ə-tōs')   
n.  

  1. Death as a personification or as a philosophical notion.

  2. Psychiatry See death instinct.


[Greek.]
than'a·tot'ic (-tŏt'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: Than·a·tos
Pronunciation: 'than-&-"täs
Function: noun
: DEATH INSTINCT
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Thanatos Than·a·tos or than·a·tos (thān'ə-tōs')
n.
See death instinct.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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