mummification
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.
- (countable, uncountable) The practice of wrapping a person's arms, torso, and legs in order to restrict their movement.
Synonyms
dry gangrene
mumification necrosis
cold gangrene
embalment
Translations
mummificazione
Mumifizierung
momificación
momificació
momification
تحنط
balseming
ταρίχευσηFrequency
Etymology
From mummify + -ication, after French momification.
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