What Is the Name for the Study of Death, Dying

question 87

Multiple Choice

What is the name for the study of death, dying, grief, bereavement, and social attitudes toward these issues?

• A) transcendence
• B) terminus
• C) thanatology
• D) theology

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Definitions:

Natural Killer T-Cells

A type of lymphocyte critical to the immune system's ability to recognize and kill virus-infected cells and cancer cells.

Viruses

Microscopic infectious agents that replicate only inside the living cells of an organism, causing various diseases.

Destroy

To cause something to cease to exist or to bring something to an end through damaging or dismantling it.

Already Infected

Refers to the state or condition of having been invaded by and hosting a pathogen, such as a virus or bacteria, prior to a certain point in time.