Disciplines and Occupations

Mortuary Practice

Activities associated with the disposition of the dead. It excludes cultural practices such as FUNERAL RITES.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Activities associated with the disposition of the dead. It excludes cultural practices such as FUNERAL RITES.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Funeral Undertaking
  • Funeral Undertakings
  • Mortuary Practices
  • Practice, Mortuary
  • Undertaking, Funeral

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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  1. H02w.438

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mortuary Practice. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009027. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009027
  2. Mortuary Practice. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69956729