(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color. Synonyms:cold gangrene, dry gangrene, mumification necrosis.
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Embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy.
... ingenious and highly probable theory, that the corpse, during its mummification, was placed in stoves of a certain temperature, where the heat gradually and closely united the various preservative agents before mentioned. They were then swathed in linen bandages of great length, and enclosed in beautifully ... — Practical Taxidermy • Montagu Browne
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