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mummificationenUK
mum·mi·fy M0482300 (mŭm′ə-fī′)v. mum·mi·fied, mum·mi·fy·ing, mum·mi·fies v.tr.1. To make into a mummy by embalming and drying.2. To cause to shrivel and dry up.v.intr. To shrivel or dry up like a mummy.
mum′mi·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | mummification - a condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape"condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" | | 2. | mummification - (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown colorcold gangrene, dry gangrene, mumification necrosispathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseasesgangrene, slough, sphacelus - necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass | | 3. | mummification - embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummyembalmment - preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals |
TranslationsMummificationenUK
mummification[‚məm·ə·fə′kā·shən] (medicine) Drying of a part of the body into a hard mass. Dry gangrene. Mummification the drying of a corpse or dead parts of a living organism. Natural mummification occurs because moisture escapes from dead tissue or a corpse in the absence of conditions that favor the decomposition of tissues. (Such conditions include high temperature and loose soil, which facilitate the evaporation of moisture and movement of warm air.) Artificial mummification is achieved by saturating a corpse with special embalming substances. There are also cases of criminal and ritual mummification, generally of the head. In mummification, the corpse or any of its parts retains its shape while losing up to 75 percent of its weight. mummificationenUK
mum·mi·fi·ca·tion (mŭm'i-fi-kā'shŭn), 1. Synonym(s): dry gangrene2. Shrivelling of a dead, retained fetus. 3. In dentistry, treatment of inflamed dental pulp with fixative drugs (usually formaldehyde derivatives) to retain teeth so treated for relatively short periods; generally acceptable only for primary (deciduous) teeth. [mummy + L. facio, to make] Forensic pathology A process that follows death in arid climates, in which the body becomes dry and leatherymum·mi·fi·ca·tion (mŭm'i-fi-kā'shŭn) 1. Synonym(s): dry gangrene. 2. Shriveling of a dead, retained fetus. 3. dentistry Treatment of inflamed dental pulp with fixative drugs (usually formaldehyde derivatives) to retain teeth so treated for relatively short periods; generally acceptable only for deciduous teeth. [mummy + L. facio, to make]mummification Drying and shrivelling of the whole or part of the body.mum·mi·fi·ca·tion (mŭm'i-fi-kā'shŭn) In dentistry, treatment of inflamed dental pulp with fixative drugs (usually formaldehyde derivatives) to retain teeth so treated for relatively short periods; generally acceptable only for primary (deciduous) teeth. mummificationenUK
Synonyms for mummificationnoun a condition resembling that of a mummyRelated Wordsnoun (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown colorSynonyms- cold gangrene
- dry gangrene
- mumification necrosis
Related Words- pathology
- gangrene
- slough
- sphacelus
noun embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummyRelated Words |