| benefit of clergy |
a rite performed by a member of the clergy signifying the blessing of the church, such as a liturgical wedding or a prayer over a dying person. [1/2 definitions] |
| death chamber |
the room in which someone has died, is dying, or is to be put to death. |
| deathless |
not subject to dying; enduring forever; immortal. [1/2 definitions] |
| death rattle |
a gurgling or rattling sound that sometimes issues from a dying person who can no longer cough up mucus in the throat; rale. |
| deathwatch |
the act of waiting by or near the side of a dead or dying person. [1/3 definitions] |
| decease |
the act of dying; death. [1/2 definitions] |
| done for |
(informal) dying or dead; doomed. [1/2 definitions] |
| ember |
a small piece of glowing wood or coal, esp. in a dying fire. [2 definitions] |
| extreme unction |
the sacrament administered by a Roman Catholic priest to a dying person; last rites. |
| fin |
to strike the water repeatedly with the fins, as does a dying whale. [1/8 definitions] |
| hospice |
a place or program that provides care and support for patients who are dying. [1/2 definitions] |
| infarct |
a localized area of tissue that is dead or dying from obstruction of its blood supply. |
| monocarpic |
of plants, bearing fruit only once, and then dying. |
| moribund |
near death or extinction; dying. [1/2 definitions] |
| mortal |
pertaining to or accompanying death or dying. [1/6 definitions] |
| passing |
the act of dying or fact of having died; death. [1/6 definitions] |
| starveling |
dying or suffering from starvation. [1/3 definitions] |
| stretcher |
a litter, usu. consisting of canvas over a wooden frame, for the purpose of transporting injured, sick, or dying persons. [1/3 definitions] |
| testate |
having made, before dying, a legally valid will. (Cf. intestate.) |
| thanatology |
the interdisciplinary study of death and dying, esp. as approached from medical, psychological, and social perspectives. |