embalmed body
Chemically treated remains
An embalmed body is a corpse that has been chemically preserved to delay decomposition, typically for funeral viewing or long-term display.
The process involves replacing bodily fluids with preservatives like formaldehyde.
Some embalmed bodies become famous: Lenin's embalmed body has been on display in Moscow since 1924.
The phrase often appears in news reports about discovered remains or repatriation of the dead.
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
- corpseDeceased human body
- preservedKept from deterioration
- cold storageRefrigerated preservation space
- funeralService honoring the dead
funeral home · casket · open casket · morgue · formaldehyde · shroud · tomb · cadaver · burial · deceased · sarcophagus · mortuary · death · wrapped · ancient · Egypt · King Tut · Valley of the Kings
- mummiesmummy, mummies, mummification, Egyptian mummy, King Tut
- fossilsdinosaur bones, ammonite, amber, ammonites, fossils