Embalming MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Embalming
Tree Number(s): I01.076.201.450.550.250
Unique ID: D004615
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004615
Scope Note: Process of preserving a dead body to protect it from decay.
NLM Classification #: WA 844
See Also: Mummies
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Social Sciences [I01]
- Anthropology [I01.076]
  - Anthropology, Cultural [I01.076.201]
    - Culture [I01.076.201.450]
      - Funeral Rites [I01.076.201.450.550]
        
        Burial [I01.076.201.450.550.150]
        
        Cremation [I01.076.201.450.550.175]
        
        Embalming [I01.076.201.450.550.250]

Embalming Preferred

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