NIH MeSH · D055700Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Cremation

Also known asCremations · Cremains

Definition

Reducing a dead body to ashes by burning, incineration, or chemicals.

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Burial

The act or ceremony of putting a corpse into the ground or a vault, or into the sea; or the inurnment of CREMAINS.

Cemeteries

Areas set apart as burial grounds.

Embalming

Process of preserving a dead body to protect it from decay.

Funeral Rites

Those customs and ceremonies pertaining to the dead.

Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D055700) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗