Fascination with death has occurred throughout human history, characterized by obsessions with death and all things related to death and the afterlife...

A death mask is a likeness (typically in wax or plaster cast) of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from the...

Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose...

While death rattle is a strong indication that someone is near death, it can also be produced by other problems that cause interference with the swallowing...

to be associated with priapism. Injuries to the cerebellum or spinal cord are often associated with priapism in living patients. Death by hanging, whether...

Morbid Fascination of Death is the third studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. It was released in 2001 by Avantgarde Music...

synonymous with "cerebral death" (death of the cerebrum), the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) system defines brain death as including...

In many legal jurisdictions, the manner of death is a determination, typically made by the coroner, medical examiner, police, or similar officials, and...

Symbols of death are the motifs, images and concepts associated with death throughout different cultures, religions and societies. Various images are...

Fan death is a misconception that people have died as a result of running an electric fan in a closed room with no open windows. While the supposed mechanics...

Death from laughter is an extremely rare form of death, usually resulting from either cardiac arrest or asphyxiation, that has itself been caused by a...

Voodoo death, a term coined by Walter Cannon in 1942 also known as psychogenic death or psychosomatic death, is the phenomenon of sudden death as brought...

classical Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the death drive (German: Todestrieb) is the drive toward death and destruction, often expressed through behaviors...

of most cultures incorporate a god of death or, more frequently, a divine being closely associated with death, an afterlife, or an underworld. They are...

Death row, also known as condemned row, is a place in a prison that houses inmates awaiting execution after being convicted of a capital crime and sentenced...

A death hoax is a deliberate report of someone's death that is later proven to be untrue. In some cases it might be because the person has intentionally...

Dignified death, death with dignity, dying with dignity or dignity in dying is an ethical concept that refers to the end-of-life process avoiding suffering...

wrongful death. Accidental death and dismemberment insurance and similar insurance policies pay a benefit in the event of accidental death, With these policies...

A death knell is the ringing of a church bell to announce the death of a person. Historically,[where?][when?] it was the second of three bells rung around...

A death anniversary (or deathday) is the anniversary of the death of a person. It is the opposite of birthday. It is a custom in several Asian cultures...

official definition of death. With the advent of these strategies, cardiac arrest came to be called clinical death rather than simply death, to reflect the possibility...

the demand is not complied with, the person who makes the demand or another may inflict physical injury on anyone.... A death threat can be communicated...

A faked death, also called a staged death, is the act of an individual purposely deceiving other people into believing that the individual is dead, when...

used interchangeably with physician-assisted suicide (PAS), "physician-assisted dying", "physician-assisted death", "assisted death" and "medical aid in...

A death march is a forced march of prisoners of war or other captives or deportees in which individuals are left to die along the way. It is distinguished...

death is the recognition under the law of a particular jurisdiction that a person is no longer alive. In most cases, a doctor's declaration of death (variously...

Cell death is the event of a biological cell ceasing to carry out its functions. This may be the result of the natural process of old cells dying and...

date, location and cause of a person's death, as entered in an official register of deaths. An official death certificate is usually required to be provided...

tend to offer a reflection on death—both in general and concerning the imminent death of the author—that is often coupled with a meaningful observation on...

A presumption of death occurs when a person is believed to be dead, despite the absence of direct proof of the person's death, such as the finding of remains...