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Egoistic suicide-suicide of someone who experiences a disintegrated or underintegrated society; lack of social ties

Embalm-a treatment given to a dead body to protect if from decay, odor and decomposition

Embalmer-a person who embalms corpses

Epitaph-an inscription on the tombstone or monument

Estate taxes-fees imposed by the government on the transfer of property from the deceased to their survivors

Eulogy-speaking or writing well of the dead

Euthanasia- a way to die; intentional termination of life; from the Greek language: eu means "good" and thanatos means "death"

Exaggerated grief-excessive and disabling grief that can worsen with time instead of lessen

Excarnation-use of animals to dispose of human remains/to strip off flesh

Exhume-to remove from the grave

Fatal-causing death; lethal; deadly

Fatalistic suicide-suicide by a person in a society which overregulates its members

Fatality-death

Floaters-when a corpse left in the water develops enough gas to make it rise to the surface

Forensic pathologist-scientist who produces medical information

Fratricide-killing one's own brother

Functional pricing-an itemized bill for a funeral

Funeral-ceremony held in conjunction with a burial

Funeral chapel-a place used to have funerals

Funeral director-the person who is responsible for burial/cremation, embalming and the funeral ceremony (usually)

Funeral home-place for dealing with dead bodies, viewing and funeral services

Funeral lighting-illumination of a body in a casket

Funeral procession-parade of the corpse following a funeral

Exhume-removal of an already buried body

Genocide-extermination of a race, nation, political or ethnic group (e.g., Holocaust)

Gibbet-a cage that holds the corpses of a criminal until it has rotted; also known as a gallows

Grief-our emotional response to a loss of a person, thing or idea

Grief counseling-interventions/help for people dealing with grief

Grief therapist-a mortician 

Grief therapy-intervention/help for people dealing with more complicated grief

Grief work-Tasks or challenges that face a person who is coping with loss and mourning

Hardening compound-used by embalmers to make tissues solid

Head freeze-putting strong embalming fluid into the head/neck at high pressure to preserve without swelling; instant tissue fixation

Head rest-used during embalming to keep the head in place

Heart tap-injecting embalming fluids directly into the heart 

Hemlock-poisonous plant used by Socrates to commit suicide

Heroic measures-pointless medical procedures given to a patient that is certain to die shortly

Homicide-unlawful, intentional killing of another person(s)

Hospice-a program designed to provide for the dying person and they also have services for the families as well

Humectant-a chemical used to counter dehydration in corpses

Hypodermic embalming-the embalming practice of injecting fluids into various body parts