ALL meanings of thanatology
than·a·tol·o·gy
T t - noun thanatology the study of death and its surrounding circumstances, as in forensic medicine. 1
- noun thanatology Psychiatry. the study of the effects of death and dying, especially the investigation of ways to lessen the suffering and address the needs of the terminally ill and their survivors. 1
- noun thanatology the scientific study of death and the phenomena and practices relating to it 0
- noun thanatology the study of death, esp. of the medical, psychological, and social problems associated with dying 0