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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > putrefaction research
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > putrefaction research
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > putrefaction research
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > putrefaction research

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putrefaction research  

Definition

  • Putrefaction research is the study of decaying matter upon an organism's death. Although this area of inquiry extends to both the plant and animal worlds, the latter is the focus of this entry. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Putrefaction Research]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BKZDXPZW-S

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