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On one's deathbed [1] Dying Neutral On one's last legs [2] About to die Informal On the wrong side of the grass Dead Euphemistic slang Refers to the practice of burying the dead. Such individuals are below the grass as opposed to above it, hence being on the "wrong side". One's hour has come [1] About to die Literary: One's number is up [1]
Deathbed phenomena refers to a range of paranormal experiences claimed by people who are dying. There are many examples of deathbed phenomena in both non-fiction and fictional literature, which suggests that these occurrences have been noted by cultures around the world for centuries, although scientific study of them is relatively recent.
These are a series of incomplete lists of unusual deaths, unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources. The death of Aeschylus , killed by a tortoise dropped onto his head by an eagle , illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini [ 1 ]
In certain cultures, death is more of a process than a single event. It implies a slow shift from one spiritual state to another. [24] Other definitions for death focus on the character of cessation of organismic functioning and human death, which refers to irreversible loss of personhood.
describing something as positioned in front of another thing Latin āntē, before, in front of antepartum: anthropo-human Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos), human anthropology: anti-describing something as 'against' or 'opposed to' another Greek ἀντί (antí), against antibody, antipsychotic: apo-away, separated from, derived from
“That’s nearly 17,000 people dying from prescription opiate overdoses every year. And more than 400,000 go to an emergency room for that reason.” Clinics that dispensed painkillers proliferated with only the loosest of safeguards, until a recent coordinated federal-state crackdown crushed many of the so-called “pill mills.”
The symbol of a grave or tomb, especially one in a picturesque or unusual location, can be used to represent death, as in Nicolas Poussin's famous painting Et in Arcadia ego. Images of life in the afterlife are also symbols of death. Here, again, the ancient Egyptians produced detailed pictorial representations of the life enjoyed by the dead.
The decision on assisted dying for people who are terminally ill with a life expectancy of six months or under was the most significant Commons vote on social policy since abortion was legalised ...