- thanatology (n.)
[thanatology 词源字典]
- "scientific study of death," 1837, from thanato- "death" + -logy. In 1970s, some undertakers made a bid to be called thanatologists; but from 1974 that word has been used principally in reference to specialists in the needs of the terminally ill.[thanatology etymology, thanatology origin, 英语词源]