thanatosis

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin; by surface analysis, thanato- +‎ -osis. === Noun === thanatosis (usually uncountable, plural thanatoses) (zoology) The act of feigning death. Synonym: apparent death The death of part of an organism. Synonym: necrosis Hyponym: gangrene ==== Related terms ==== thanatopsis thanatotic (adjective) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (act of feigning death): deathliness