mortician
Prepares the deceased
A mortician prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation and manages funeral arrangements.
The term is more common in American English than British, where undertaker or funeral director prevails.
The mortician applied makeup to give the deceased a peaceful appearance.
Funeral service professional
- funeral directorProfessional handling burial arrangements
- embalmerPreserves bodies chemically
- coronerPublic death investigator
- licensureOfficial permission to practice
apprenticeship · death certificate · professionalism · dignity · respect · ethics · compassion · thanatologist
Burial container
- coffinBurial container for remains
- urnDecorative container for ashes
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- cremationBurning the deceased
interment · visitation · wake · viewing · pallbearer · procession · cortege · graveside
Facility for death services
- embalming roomWhere bodies are preserved
- cold storageRefrigerated preservation space
- hearseVehicle transporting caskets
- gurneyMobile patient transport bed
gloves · gown · mask · scalpel · drainage · chemicals · viewing room · chapel
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- cosmetologyScience of beauty care
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
disinfection · sanitation · arterial · cavity · formaldehyde · trocar · injector · sutures
Related people together
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
- grief supportAid for the bereaved
- arrangementsOrganized plans or configurations
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
next of kin · bereavement · closure · final goodbye · preplanning · aftercare
undertaker
Funeral service professional
- funeral directorProfessional handling burial arrangements
- embalmerPreserves bodies chemically
- coronerPublic death investigator
licensure · apprenticeship · death certificate · professionalism · dignity · respect · ethics · compassion · thanatologist · grief counselor
casket
Burial container
- coffinBurial container for remains
- urnDecorative container for ashes
- burialPlacing deceased underground
cremation · interment · visitation · wake · viewing · pallbearer · procession · cortege · graveside · memorial service
funeral home
Facility for death services
- embalming roomWhere bodies are preserved
- cold storageRefrigerated preservation space
- hearseVehicle transporting caskets
gurney · gloves · gown · mask · scalpel · drainage · chemicals · viewing room · chapel · crematorium
embalming
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- cosmetologyScience of beauty care
reconstruction · disinfection · sanitation · arterial · cavity · formaldehyde · trocar · injector · sutures · incision
family
Related people together
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
- grief supportAid for the bereaved
- arrangementsOrganized plans or configurations
consultation · next of kin · bereavement · closure · final goodbye · preplanning · aftercare
- funeral homecasket, caskets, coffin, coffins, embalmer
- funeral workersundertaker, embalmer, funeral director, funeral home owner, funeral planner
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
- mortalitydeath, death knell, deceased, death rate, death acceptance
- essential workersdoctor, nurse, paramedic, EMT, firefighter
morticianlifeguard
Paid swimming supervisor
paramedic · trauma surgeon · EMT · first responder · cardiologist
morticianmidwife
Childbirth assistance professional
obstetrician · neonatologist · doula · birth attendant · pediatrician
morticianlifesaver
Emergency rescue person
paramedic · emergency physician · trauma surgeon · ER doctor · hospice worker