NIH MeSH · D004615Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Embalming

Also known asEmbalmings

Definition

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

MeSH classification

  • I01.076.201.450.550.250

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Related concepts

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.

Cremation

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

Funeral Rites

Those customs and ceremonies pertaining to the dead.

Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D004615) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗