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Meanings of mummification in anglès
(Pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color.
Usage of mummification in anglès
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A jacket sleeve had protected the right hand, sparing it full-out mummification.
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Dru steadied himself, expecting the foul mummification spell he had witnessed earlier.
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In a warm, dry setting, with bugs and critters excluded, you get mummification.
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The body has been protected inside that container and thus preserved by natural mummification.
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It's believed the mummification process was accidental and resulted from the region's ice-cold climate.
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The bodies were not embalmed, and the extended position and mummification were never used.
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Before mummification they removed the internal organs and preserved them.
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I'd rather have an acid enema followed by living mummification.
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Following death, the scarcity of body fat may lead to mummification instead of putrefaction.
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When a body clocks out it trips one of three pathways: putrefaction, mummification, or saponification.
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Priests would wear jackal masks during the mummification process.
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The first service was that of mummification, which necessitated numbers of workers for its accomplishment.
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This desiccation would pass for a kind of mummification.
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Dead bodies can be preserved in bogs and glaciers, but most survive because of mummification.
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Describe embalmment, mummification, desiccation, or if antiseptic precautions are taken, and subsequent disposal of remains.
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It was carried furthest by the Egyptians, among whom it led to the practice of mummification.
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