mummification

mum·mi·fi·cation

UK/ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ US/ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃʌn/ rare

noun

a condition resembling that of a mummy

“bureaucratic mummification in red tape”

(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color

Synonyms

dry gangrene
cold gangrene
mumification necrosis

embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy

Origin

From mummify + -ication, after French momification.

Related words

Word family

mummify

Broader terms

embalmment
gangrene
condition

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noun
singular	mummification
plural	mummifications