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thanatology [2 records]

Record 1 2015-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Medicine
  • Biological Sciences
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
DEF

... the science of death and dying.

OBS

Thanatology involves a broad spectrum of scientific and technical disciplines (medicine, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, entomology, etc.) and social sciences (anthropology, sociology, psychology, religions, law, ethics, etc.), to address all aspects of death, dying and after-death (e.g. thanatopraxis practices).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la médecine
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Sciences humaines
DEF

Science de la mort et du mourir.

OBS

La thanatologie fait appel à un large éventail de disciplines scientifiques et techniques (médecine, biologie, biotechnologie, chimie, entomologie, etc.), et de sciences sociales (anthropologie, sociologie, religions, psychologie, droit, éthique, etc.), pour traiter tous les aspects de la mort, du mourir et de l'après-mort (telles les pratiques de thanatopraxie).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la medicina
  • Ciencias biológicas
  • Ciencias humanas
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Record 2 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Health Law
DEF

The medicolegal study of death and conditions affecting dead bodies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Droit de la santé
DEF

Étude de la mort du point de vue médico-légal (diagnostic, date de la mort, phénomènes cadavériques, législation de la mort et thanatopraxie).

Spanish

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