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thanatology

[ than-uh-tol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the study of death and its surrounding circumstances, as in forensic medicine.
  2. 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

/ 藢胃忙苍蓹藞迟蓲濒蓹诲萧瑟 /

noun

  1. the scientific study of death and the phenomena and practices relating to it
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 迟丑补苍路补路迟辞路濒辞驳路颈路肠补濒 [than-, uh, -tl-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • 迟丑补苍顎卆路迟辞濒顎僶路驳颈蝉迟 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of thanatology1

First recorded in 1835鈥45; thanato- + -logy
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of thanatology1

C19: from Greek thanatos death + -logy
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鈥淲e are in for a death boom, we are in for a dementia boom,鈥 said Florian, a fellow in thanatology, the study of death and bereavement.

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His mother, who specialized in thanatology, retired as a therapist in private practice in Vancouver.

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For almost 20 years, I鈥檝e talked about music thanatology with friends, family and strangers in elevators who ask about my harp.

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She also uses her background in thanatology 鈥 the scientific聽study of death, dying and聽bereavement 鈥 to educate participants about 鈥媎eath and normalize their experiences.

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I was still in college when I read a magazine article about music thanatology and decided that it met my life goals at the time: to be a creative person and to save the world.

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