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Definition of Mummification

1. Noun. A condition resembling that of a mummy. "Bureaucratic mummification in red tape"

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

3. Noun. Embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy.

Definition of Mummification

1. n. The act of making a mummy.

Definition of Mummification

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mummification

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Mummification

1. Synonym: dry gangrene. 2. Shrivelling of a dead, retained foetus. 3. In dentistry, treatment of inflamed dental pulp with fixative drugs (usually formaldehyde derivatives) in order to retain teeth so treated for relatively short periods; generally acceptable only for primary (deciduous) teeth. Origin: mummy + L. Facio, to make (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mummification

mumchance mumification necrosis mumm mummed mummeite mummer mummeries mummers mummery mummia

mummias mummichog mummichogs mummied mummies mummification mummification necrosis mummifications mummified mummified pulp

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