Death

Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions.

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Tree Number(s): C23.550.260

MeSH Unique ID: D003643

Entry Terms:

• End Of Life
• End-Of-Life
• Determination of Death
• Near-Death Experience
• Cardiac Death
• Death, Cardiac

See Also:

• Attitude to Death
• Bereavement
• Brain Death
• Cause of Death
• Homicide
• Infanticide
• Mortuary Practice
• Suicide
• Terminal Care
• Thanatology
• Fatal Outcome

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Death
Asphyxia
Body Remains
Brain Death
Cadaver
Corpse Dismemberment
Postmortem Changes +
Death, Sudden
Death, Sudden, Cardiac +
Sudden Infant Death
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
Drowning
Embryo Loss
Fetal Death
Fetal Resorption
Stillbirth
Infant Death
Sudden Infant Death
Parental Death
Maternal Death
Perinatal Death