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mummification
,mʌmɪfɪ'keɪʃʌn
Synonyms of mummification Antonyms of mummification Examples of mummification Usage of mummification Parts of mummification Definition that contains mummification Words sounding like mummification Explanation of mummification

Definitions of mummification
  1. 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

    Similar: 

    cold gangrene dry gangrene mumification necrosis
  2. noun
    a condition resembling that of a mummy
    "bureaucratic mummification in red tape"
    type of:
    condition status
  3. noun
    embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
    type of:
    embalmment
Examples of mummification
  • "bureaucratic mummification in red tape"
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