thanatology
noun
- study of death
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /θan.əˈtɒl.əd͡ʒ.i/ / /ˌθæ.nəˈtɑl.əd͡ʒ.i/
noun
Etymology: From thanato- + -logy, from Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”).
- The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families.
“Meronym: mortuary science”
“The work is part of a growing field called comparative thanatology — the study of how different animals react to death.”