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Definition of Thanatology
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Thanatology: The study of death and dying, including the medical, psychological, and sociologic aspects of it. Each society has its own responses to death and dying. From the Greek thanatos meaning death + -logy.