thanatosis

English

Etymology

From New Latin; by surface analysis, thanato- +‎ -osis.

Noun

thanatosis (usually uncountable, plural thanatoses)

1. (zoology) The act of feigning death.

   Synonym: apparent death

2. The death of part of an organism.

   Synonym: necrosis

   Hyponym: gangrene

Related terms

• thanatopsis
• thanatotic (adj)

Translations

the act of feigning death

• Kazakh: өтірік өлу (ötırık ölu)
• Portuguese: tanatose f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: танатоза f

  Latin: tanatoza (sh) f

See also

• (act of feigning death): deathliness