n.
Pronunciation: ˌ tha-n ə - ' tä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek thanatos + English -logy
Date: circa 1842
: the description or study of the phenomena of death and of psychological mechanisms for coping with them
– than · a · to · log · i · cal \ ˌ tha-n ə -t ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ adjective
– than · a · tol · o · gist \ - ə - ' tä-l ə -jist \ noun