thanatography etymology

Etymology:

• Greek:
  • thanatos (θάνατος) - death
  • graphein (γράφειν) - to write

Meaning:

Thanatography is the study or description of death, its causes, and its effects. It is a branch of forensic science and medicine that deals with both the physical changes that occur after death and with the investigation and identification of the cause of death.

Origin:

The term "thanatography" was first coined by the French physician Joseph Hippolyte-José Belinaye in 1849 in his book "Nouveau manuel de thanatographie médicale et légale". Belinaye used the term to describe the scientific study of death, combining the Greek words "thanatos" (death) and "graphein" (to write).

thanatography relate terms

• carve

  Etymology Middle English carven to cut wood or stone Old English ceorfan to cu

• thanato

  Etymology Greek θάνατος thanatos Meaning Non existence Death God of deat