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MUMMIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mummification" is a kind of...):
embalmment (preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals)
Derivation:
mummify (remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
Synonyms:
cold gangrene; dry gangrene; mumification necrosis; mummification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("mummification" is a kind of...):
gangrene; slough; sphacelus (necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass)
Domain category:
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A condition resembling that of a mummy
Example:
bureaucratic mummification in red tape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("mummification" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Derivation:
mummify (preserve while making lifeless)
