English Explanatory Dictionary

thanatosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of feigning death.
The death of part of an organism.

Word forms

thanatosis thanatoses

Etymology

From New Latin; by surface analysis, thanato- + -osis.

Synonyms

apparent death necrosis

Related words

thanatopsis thanatotic deathliness

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