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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Death

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Death  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • End Of Life
  • End-Of-Life

Note

  • IM; /mortal is available with Cat C, F, E; do not confuse with MORTALITY, a statist concept: DEATH is the biol or physiol, psychol concept; for theory, doctrine & philosophy of death THANATOLOGY is available; for death as a result of a dis or ther or diag procedure, FATAL OUTCOME is available: see note there

Scope note

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

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003643

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