"mortuary science" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mortuary science (uncountable)
  1. The study of dead bodies through mortuary work; the scientific aspects of deathcare; broadly, all of the education and training for a funeral director. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: pre-mortuary science Translations (study of deceased bodies): 殯儀館學 /殡仪馆学 (bìnyíguǎnxué) (Chinese Mandarin), tanatologia [feminine] (Polish), ciências mortuárias [feminine, plural] (Portuguese)
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