(v. t.) To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impregnate (a dead body), with aromatics and drugs that it may resist putrefaction.
(v. t.) To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume.
(v. t.) To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance.
Example Sentences:
(1) One square centimetre samples were taken from equivalent areas in each case of the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum of 38 embalmed Karakul lambs.
(2) The same team that looks after Lenin has reportedly been embalming North Korea's Kim Jong-il, continuing a fine communist tradition that has included Stalin (briefly), Mao and Ho Chi Minh.
(3) He could be the jackal-headed Anubis, Egyptian god of embalming, down on his luck.
(4) One square centimetre samples were taken from analogous areas of the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum of 38 embalmed Karakul lambs.
(5) This is of particular relevance to those forensic pathologists who only uncommonly see injuries which are due to embalming.
(6) Although the cause of death was not a problem to diagnose, this case highlights artefacts that embalming may cause and the difficulties it may create with interpretation of injury.
(7) Routine embalming and burial should not eliminate these diagnostic procedures from consideration in specific situations where potentially useful information may be realized.
(8) Ten rats were embalmed, the veins of the head latex-injected, and the heads were dissected.
(9) Five different porous-coated acetabular prosthetic configurations underwent in vitro testing to assess mechanical stability in embalmed cadaver hemipelves: Harris Galante II cup with three cancellous screws, Biomet Universal cup, Whiteside cup with peripheral pegs, Whiteside cup with two cancellous screws, and plain Whiteside cup.
(10) Images inchoate and nonsensical, my arms and legs seemingly elongated and embalmed in grease, the sense of utter isolation while being gnawed by rats.
(11) Daniel Antoine, who is responsible for the museum's human remains collection, said embalmers had "great skill and knowledge of human anatomy", managing to extract a brain through a hole no bigger than 2cm by 2cm.
(12) Mechanical modelling of the musculoskeletal system is dependent upon information regarding the bony attachments of the relevant muscles; in order to study the biomechanics of the shoulder girdle the authors have identified the muscle attachments in three embalmed cadavers.
(13) In an effort to rid the dissection room of irritating and potentially health-threatening toxic chemicals, we have modified the phenoxyethanol technique for long-term preservation of embalmed cadavers.
(14) Examination for common biochemical substances in the vitreous humor of embalmed bodies indicates that individuals with significant nitrogen retention or diabetics with marked elevation in vitreous glucose will be recognized by standard laboratory procedures on postembalming specimens.
(15) In a series of 120 elbow regions (66 male, 54 female) from embalmed human cadavers, the authors observed the course of the deep radial nerve and then related it to structures such as a) the deep surface of the initial part of the extensor carpi radialis brevis, which was found to be tendinous in 90% of the cases, b) the superior hiatus of the supinator muscle, which formed a fibrous arcade of Frohse in 61% of the cases, and the distance of its peak from the lateral condyle, which ranged from 4 to 6 cm, and c) the angle between the superficial oblique muscle fibres of the supinator and the long axis of the radius, which varies from 18 degrees to 38 degrees and crossed the nerve almost transversely.
(16) Sister-chromatid exchanges measured in the peripheral lymphocytes of 8 non-smoking persons after exposure to formaldehyde-embalming solution during a 10-week anatomy class showed a small (P = 0.02) average increase when compared with samples obtained from the same individuals immediately before exposure began.
(17) He looks as if he could do with a spot of embalming himself.
(18) Another version says the embalmed head was stuck on a spike outside Westminster Hall where the king was tried.
(19) People told QSA of funeral directors asking whether their deceased relative “deserved better”, with staff pressing relatives to pay more for embalming as it was “dignified for the deceased”.
(20) This study examines the changes in elongation of falx cerebri during the application of some of the craniosacral therapy techniques to the skull of an embalmed cadaver.
Mummy
Definition:
(n.) A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.
(n.) Dried flesh of a mummy.
(n.) A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.
(n.) A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).
(n.) A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.
(n.) One whose affections and energies are withered.
(v. t.) To embalm; to mummify.
Example Sentences:
(1) Structures resembling red blood cells have been seen in mummies, but have been considered by some to be artifacts or molds.
(2) Three beautifully restored mummy portraits of well-off young people who were, 2,000 years ago, probably members of a mysterious group called "the 6475" are to go on display at the new home for one of the most important Egyptian collections in the world.
(3) If he comes back it’s like he’s got away with it.” In the club’s superstore, Zak Dilly and his girlfriend Hannah Betts – who have just chosen a babygrow for their niece with the slogan “Mummy taught me ABC, Daddy taught me SUFC” – are clear about whose side they are on.
(4) "It is not by any means the end of the road because the technology is moving on rapidly all the time, and we're hoping in the next few years we'll be able to continue scanning more mummies and revealing more remarkable facts."
(5) Three Pharaonic mummies, preserved for thousand of years, had fiberoptic endoscopy carried out of the cranial, thoracic and abdominal cavities.
(6) No cases of this disease have been seen in Peruvian mummies while in Chile it seems quite common, suggesting some environmental factor in the etiology.
(7) There are still disputes over mummy portraits, for example whether they were done while the subjects were alive or after they were dead, as part of the 70-day mummification process.
(8) The bile acids of the gall bladder and hepatic tissue of a 3200-year-old Egyptian mummy were isolated by thin-layer chromatography and identified by combined gas-liquid chromatrography and mass spectrometry.
(9) Common issues also included the books being of poor quality, getting basic facts wrong (such as referring to same-sex adopters as mummy and daddy) or being completed by someone who had never met the child.
(10) One female mummy is displayed with a translation of an offering inscription, which visitors will be invited to recite to ensure her food supply in the next world.
(11) It is worthwhile to note the suggestive role of mummy cells in pathological diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease.
(12) And Mummy said darling, do you remember Bodrum when Nanny walked into pre-lunch drinks on the gulet, of course everyone was incredibly kind, bringing her a Tizer and some After Eights before the men threw her in the sea, the gentlest of hints but basically she never left the lower decks again?
(13) A 500-year-old mummy of a seven-month-old Eskimo infant recently removed from a tomb north of Umanak presented problems of preservation.
(14) The museum has been x-raying mummies since the 1960s but, as the technology has improved, the results have dramatically improved.
(15) The ancient cultures of Babylon, Jericho, and Egypt used "art-eyes" in mummies, sarcophagus lids, and statues; they were made from precious stones, silver, gold, and copper as a symbol of light and life in their religious beliefs.
(16) The second mummy was a 18-year-old young woman, 800-700 b. C. From the inscriptions on the sarcophagus name, family and living circumstances could be found.
(17) Taylor hopes even more secrets will be revealed in years to come, including being able to read hieroglyphic inscriptions on objects inside the mummies.
(18) Recently I've just been at home enjoying being a mummy, but it's been nine months now and I'm slowly getting ready to return to work.
(19) 17.42 Julie : Mummy, tell the police they must be quick.
(20) Zoe Dronfield set up a support group, I want my Mummy (IWMM), after her abusive ex-partner was given emergency custody of their child.