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Mummification

nounid 87990·updated May 18, 2026
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(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color

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synonym
cold gangrenedry gangrenemumification necrosis
plural
Mummifications
possessive
Mummification's
pluralpossessive
Mummifications'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
§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
§3
a condition resembling that of a mummy

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