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The human skull is used universally as a symbol of death. Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms.
3 days ago · Death, the total cessation of life processes that eventually occurs in all living organisms. The state of human death has always been obscured by mystery and superstition, and its precise definition remains controversial, differing according to culture and legal systems.
DEATH definition: 1. the end of life: 2. extremely bored, frightened, etc.: 3. until you die: . Learn more.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease claimed 3.0 million lives in 2016, while lung cancer (along with trachea and bronchus cancers) caused 1.7 million deaths. Diabetes killed 1.6 million people in 2016, up from less than 1 million in 2000. Deaths due to dementias more than doubled between 2000 and 2016, making it the 5th leading cause of global de...
Road injuries killed 1.4 million people in 2016, about three-quarters (74%) of whom were men and boys.
Source: Global Health Estimates 2016: Deaths by Cause, Age, Sex, by Country and by Region, 2000-2016. Geneva, World Health Organization; 2018.
: a permanent cessation of all vital bodily functions : the end of life see also brain death, civil death. Note: Death is usually defined by statute and for purposes of criminal homicide has been held to include brain death.
3 days ago · Death - Process, Event, Causes: The American physician and writer Oliver Wendell Holmes said “to live is to function” and “that is all there is in living.” But who or what is the subject who lives because it functions? Is death the irreversible loss of function of the whole organism (or cell)—that is, of every one of its ...
Definition of death noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
