Thanatoscopy (B) INDEFINITE HIATUS thanatoscopy [ THanəˈtäs kə pi ] noun 1 the observation of death. The word is derived from the Greek language. In Greek mythology, Thanatos (θάνατος: "death") is the personification of death. The English suffix -scopy derives from Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “to see”).

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