embalmers
Mortuary preparation specialists
Embalmers are people who preserve corpses, typically by replacing blood with chemical solutions to delay decay.
The practice allows time between death and burial for viewing, transport, or legal requirements.
Embalmers work in funeral homes and must be licensed in most jurisdictions.
The embalmers prepared the body for the open-casket service.
Preserved wrapped bodies
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- natronHydrated sodium carbonate mineral
- canopicOf burial jars
Anubis · sarcophagus · tomb · linen · amulets · scarabs · Osiris · afterlife
Funeral home professional
- mortuaryFacility housing corpses
- casketBurial container
- viewingAct of watching something
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
hearse · chapel · wake · repose · grief · bereavement · condolences · shroud
Colorless pungent preservative gas
- arterialOf major vessels
- trocarPointed drainage puncture tool
- cavityEmpty space within
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
fixatives · antiseptics · disinfection · drainage · restorative · cosmetics · reconstruction · suturing
Body for dissection
- corpseDeceased human body
- carotidMajor neck artery
- jugularMain neck blood vessel
- visceraAbdominal organs collectively
tissues · decomposition · lividity · autopsy · pathology · forensic · dissection · clinical
Formal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
veneration · tradition · vigil · spiritual · blessing · incense · preparation · washing
mummies
Preserved wrapped bodies
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- natronHydrated sodium carbonate mineral
canopic · Anubis · sarcophagus · tomb · linen · amulets · scarabs · Osiris · afterlife · hieroglyphics
mortician
Funeral home professional
visitation · hearse · chapel · wake · repose · grief · bereavement · condolences · shroud · burial
formaldehyde
Colorless pungent preservative gas
injection · fixatives · antiseptics · disinfection · drainage · restorative · cosmetics · reconstruction · suturing · positioning
cadaver
Body for dissection
viscera · tissues · decomposition · lividity · autopsy · pathology · forensic · dissection · clinical · remains
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
purification · veneration · tradition · vigil · spiritual · blessing · incense · preparation · washing · shrouding
- funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
- Egyptian tombssarcophagus, mummy, burial chamber, mummies, canopic jar
- Licensed Occupationsdoctors, nurses, lawyers, dentists, pharmacists
- embalmed bodyChemically preserved human remains