Definitions for Embalming
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1. embalmingnoun

   The work of an embalmer.

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1. Embalming

   Embalming is the art and science of preserving human remains by treating them (in its modern form with chemicals) to forestall decomposition. This is usually done to make the deceased suitable for public or private viewing as part of the funeral ceremony or keep them preserved for medical purposes in an anatomical laboratory. The three goals of embalming are sanitization, presentation, and preservation, with restoration being an important additional factor in some instances. Performed successfully, embalming can help preserve the body for a duration of many years. Embalming has a very long and cross-cultural history, with many cultures giving the embalming processes a greater religious meaning. The embalming process was typically done by embalmers. Animal remains can also be embalmed by similar methods, but embalming is distinct from taxidermy. Embalming preserves the body intact, whereas taxidermy is the recreation of an animal's form often using only the creature's skin mounted on an anatomical form.

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1. Embalming

   of Embalm

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1. Embalming

   Embalming, in most modern cultures, is the art and science of temporarily preserving human remains to forestall decomposition and to make them suitable for public display at a funeral. The three goals of embalming are thus sanitization, presentation and preservation of a corpse to achieve this effect. Embalming has a very long and cross-cultural history, with many cultures giving the embalming processes a greater religious meaning.

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1. Embalming

   the art of preserving dead bodies from decay by means of antiseptic agents applied both externally and internally; although known to other people, e. g. the Peruvians, the art was chiefly practised among the Egyptians, and the practice of it dates back to 4000 B.C.; the thoroughness of the process depended on the money expended, but it usually involved the removal of the viscera, save the heart and kidneys, the extraction of the brain, the introduction of drugs to the cavities, and the pickling of the body in native carbonate of soda, and the wrapping of it in linen; experiments in embalming, more or less successful, have been made in recent times, and even still are.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Embalming

   Process of preserving a dead body to protect it from decay.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Embalming in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Embalming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Embalming in a Sentence

1. Perry Brass:

   The Egyptians had a particularly nasty way of getting rid of people they felt had no consequence. Instead of embalming them, they simply constructed a fake mummy made from old strips of linen wrapped around a dummy of mud. If, in our modern world, you feel that there are a lot of “mud mummies” around you, get rid of the mud.

2. Linzi Wilson-Wilde:

   Embalming chemicals are designed to preserve remains, but they do that by breaking down the protein inside the body, so that there's nothing available for bacteria to consume. It does have a very detrimental effect in degrading the DNA.

3. Alexei Yurchak:

   The original embalming and the regular re-embalmings have always been conducted by the scientists of the Moscow lab, over the years they trained local scientists in some techniques, but not all, maintaining the core of the know-how secret.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Embalming
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embalming
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Embalming
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Embalming
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Embalming