thanatology
/ˌθænəˈtɒlədʒɪ/noun
mass noun
- the scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families（研究死亡和与死亡有关的现象, 包括垂危病人及其家人之需要的）死亡学。
派生词
thanatological
adjectivethanatologist
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from Greek thanatos 'death' + -LOGY.