death

Definition : Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living entity or a living component.

For organism, this phenomena which commonly bring about death include aging , predation , malnutrition , diseases , suicide , homicide , starvation , dehydration , and accidents or major trauma resulting in terminal injury.

In most cases, bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death.

Examples

 cellular death
 tissular death
 organ death
 organism death

• human death : sudden death
• fetal death
• perinatal death
• infant death

See also

 necrosis
 apoptosis