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thanatology
[ than-uh-tol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌθæn əˈtɒl ə dʒi /
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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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM thanatology
than·a·to·log·i·cal [than-uh-tl-oj-i-kuhl], /ˌθæn ə tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivethan·a·tol·o·gist, nounWords nearby thanatology
Thammuz, than, thana, thanage, thanato-, thanatology, thanatophobia, thanatopsis, Thanatos, thane, thaneship
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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
Word Origin for thanatology
C19: from Greek thanatos death + -logy
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