Tra từ mummification - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. a condition resembling that of a mummy
- bureaucratic mummification in red tape
• Derivationally related forms:
mummify
• Hypernyms:
condition, status
2. (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
• Syn:
dry gangrene, cold gangrene, mumification necrosis
• Topics:
pathology
• Hypernyms:
gangrene, sphacelus, slough
3. embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
• Derivationally related forms:
mummify
• Hypernyms:
embalmment