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Mummification

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy. countable, uncountable

    "Mummification is not reserved exclusively for humans. Cats, dogs, and even crocodiles often get the same treatment—complete with animal-shaped coffins and painted faces."

  2. 2
    embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy wordnet
  3. 3
    The practice of wrapping a person's arms, torso, and legs in order to restrict their movement. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color wordnet
  5. 5
    a condition resembling that of a mummy wordnet

Etymology

From mummify + -ication, after French momification.

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