Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Embalming

Process of preserving a dead body to protect it from decay.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Process of preserving a dead body to protect it from decay.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Embalmings

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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  1. I01w.076w.201w.450w.550.250w

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NLM Classification

WA 844

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Embalming. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004615. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004615
  2. Embalming. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embalming
  3. Embalming. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q332997