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antropotanatología

English translation: anthropothanatology

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Spanish term or phrase:antropotanatología
English translation:anthropothanatology
Entered by: TechLawDC

02:35 Aug 7, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Anthropology / Terminology
Spanish term or phrase: antropotanatología
Hi everyone! I found this jewel in a syllabus for a criminal forensics course. It is literally the study of how cultures handle their cadavers. It appears in a list of subjects covered during the course, the surrounding text reads as follows:

(...)
1. La muerte y sus conceptos
a. Concepto Cultural (***antropotanatología***)
b. Muerte
i. Definición
ii. Antemortem
(...)

I can’t find any reference to this word that could help me to translate it to English. So if anyone out there knows this one, I sure could use your help.

Thank you!
Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Local time: 02:58
anthropothanatology
Explanation:
Thanatology of humans, or groups of them.
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than·a·tol·o·gy/ˌTHanəˈtäləjē/
Noun:
The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their...
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TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 04:58
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Thank you very much!
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anthropothanatology


Explanation:
Thanatology of humans, or groups of them.
---
than·a·tol·o·gy/ˌTHanəˈtäləjē/
Noun:
The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their...

TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 04:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

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agree  David Hollywood: corrrect :)
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