mummification Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Mum`mi*fi*ca"tion noun
Etymology
See Mummify.
Definitions
  1. The act of making a mummy.

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