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Mummification - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Mummification : (noun)
1: a condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic
mummification in red tape"
2: (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of
arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of
the dead tissue and a dark brown color [syn: dry gangrene,
cold gangrene, mumification necrosis]
3: embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Mummification : \Mum`mi*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See Mummify.]
The act of making a mummy.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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