mummification

noun

1. a condition resembling that of a mummy

- bureaucratic mummification in red tape

Definition categories: state, condition, status

2. (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color

Definition categories: state, gangrene, slough, sphacelus

3. embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy

Definition categories: act, embalmment