mummification

noun

embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy

(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color

a condition resembling that of a mummy

Roots

mumiyamummi- · Persian · embalmed body facio-fic · Latin · make, do

Synonyms for mummification

embalmmentn embalmingv corpsen cadavern

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