1. a condition resembling that of a mummy - bureaucratic mummification in red tape • Derivationally related forms: mummify • Hypernyms: condition, status 2.(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color • Syn: dry gangrene, cold gangrene, mumification necrosis • Topics: pathology • Hypernyms: gangrene, sphacelus, slough 3. embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy • Derivationally related forms: mummify • Hypernyms: embalmment
