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MeSH Heading: Death
Tree Number(s): C23.550.260
Unique ID: D003643
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003643
Annotation: IM; /‌mortal is available with Cat C, F, E; do not confuse with MORTALITY, a statist concept: DEATH is the biol or physiol, psychol concept; for theory, doctrine & philosophy of death THANATOLOGY is available; for death as a result of a dis or ther or diag procedure, FATAL OUTCOME is available: see note there
Scope Note: Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions.
Entry Term(s): Cardiac Death; Determination of Death; End Of Life; End-Of-Life; Near-Death Experience
See Also: Attitude to Death; Bereavement; Brain Death; Cause of Death; Fatal Outcome; Homicide; Infanticide; Mortuary Practice; Suicide; Terminal Care; Thanatology
Consider Also: consider also terms at THANATO-
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/01/16

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