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• n  a condition resembling that of a mummy
  bureaucratic mummification in red tape
• n  (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
• n  embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy

• Among morticians, the mummification of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin has always been something of a mystery.
• Perhaps the organic matter was Queen Hetep-Heres' entrails, removed before mummification.
• Such deliberate mummification was practiced chiefly by the ancient Egyptians.

• dry gangrene
• cold gangrene
• mumification necrosis

News & Articles

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• Get wrapped up in ancient Egyptian history at Cal State San Bernardino
  It's time once more for all things Egyptian at Cal State San Bernardino. In answer to the ancient question, "Where's your mummy?" kids will learn all about finding mummies and the mummification process.
  July 10, 2013 - San Bernardino Sun

Quotes

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• Naguib Kanawati in USA Today
  By that time the art of mummification was perfected to the extreme,Kanawati said.
• Zahi Hawass in ABC Online
  This is not a tomb for nobles or relatives of a king, as had been thought upon its discovery, but rather it is a room for mummification,Mr Hawass said in a statement.
• Brendan Fraser in Metro.us (blog)
  Many, many, civilizations had burial practices that mimicked mummification,Fraser says, getting in an answer about what mummies are doing in East Asia before he's asked.