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Thanatology

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than·a·tol·o·gy (thn-tl-j)
n.
The study of death and dying, especially of their psychological and social aspects.

Thanatology
The medical, psychological, or legal study of death and dying.
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thanatology
the medicolegal study of death and conditions affecting human bodies.

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