thanatology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /θan.əˈtɒl.əd͡ʒ.i/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌθæ.nəˈtɑl.əd͡ʒ.i/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From thanato- + -logy, from Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families.
Meronym: mortuary science
The work is part of a growing field called comparative thanatology — the study of how different animals react to death.
2022 May 17, Elizabeth Preston, “Elephants in Mourning Spotted on YouTube by Scientists”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thanatologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
archeothanatology · thanatologist · archaeothanatology · thanatological
Relateds
palliative care · thanatechnology · end-of-life care (health care specifically)
Translations (29)
be танаталогія (scientific study of death) · sv thanatologi (scientific study of death) · hu haláltan (scientific study of death) · vi tử vong học (scientific study of death) · ms tanatologi (scientific study of death) · pl tanatologia (scientific study of death) · de Sterbensforschung (scientific study of death) · ta மரணவியல் (scientific study of death) · fi tanatologia (scientific study of death) · gu મૃત્યુવિજ્ઞાન (scientific study of death) · ms kaji kematian (scientific study of death) · ja 死生学 (scientific study of death) · kk танатология (scientific study of death) · ru танатология (scientific study of death) · ga báseolaíocht (scientific study of death) · tr tanatoloji (scientific study of death) · pt tanatologia (scientific study of death) · hi मृत्युविज्ञान (scientific study of death) · ko 사망학 (scientific study of death) · fa مرگشناسی (scientific study of death) · it tanatologia (scientific study of death) · is dauðafræði (scientific study of death) · mr मृत्युविज्ञान (scientific study of death) · es tanatología (scientific study of death) · et tanatoloogia (scientific study of death) · sk tanatológia (scientific study of death) · fr thanatologie (scientific study of death) · cmn 死亡學 /死亡学 (scientific study of death) · cs thanatologie (scientific study of death)