Humanities

Thanatology

The study of the theory, philosophy, and doctrine of death.

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Abstract

The study of the theory, philosophy, and doctrine of death.

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Indexing Annotation

"the study of the theory, philosophy & doctrine of death"; do not confuse with DEATH, the physiol concept

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History Note

90(75); was see under DEATH 1974-89

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  • Death (1966-1974)

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  1. K01w.752w.827w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Thanatology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013795. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013795
  2. Thanatology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanatology
  3. Thanatology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q620462