Adjective

mortuary (not comparable)

  1. of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal

Noun

mortuary (plural mortuaries)

  1. a place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation
  2. a morgue

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Sat Jul 31 07:04:43 2010

A morgue or mortuary (as in a hospital) is used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification, or removal for autopsy or burial, cremation or some other post-death ritual. They are usually refrigerated to delay decomposition.

Types of cold chamber

There are two types of mortuary cold chambers:

Positive temperature

Bodies are kept between 2°C and 4°C. While this is usually used for keeping bodies for up to several weeks, it does not prevent decomposition, which continues at a slower rate than at room temperature.

Negative temperature

Bodies are kept at between -15°C and -25°C. Usually used at forensic institutes, particularly when a body has not been identified. At these temperatures the body is completely frozen and decomposition is totally halted.

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Sat Jul 3 22:40:34 2010

I am interested in mortuary science and want to know the best way to go about getting an entry-level job?
Q. I am interested in going to school for mortuary science and am currently taking prerequiste courses to get into the program at the University of Minnesota and I would like to work in the industry before I officially begin to see if I truely like it and was wondering how to go about getting an entry-level job at a funeral home (as say an office assistant or something) or to volunteer and I've looked in all the newspapers in the area and on all job searching websites and I never see anything in this field. Does anyone know where I may find entry-level job postings in a funeral home or the like in MN or any ideas as to how to go about finding a job or volunteer opprotunity in this area. Thanks!
Asked by lala - Tue Aug 1 11:03:59 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Start sending resumes and letters of interest to all funeral homes in your area.
Answered by Coop - Tue Aug 1 11:10:34 2006

I want to get my B.S in Mortuary Science but I have no idea where to start?
Q. I'm really sure that this is the career I want but there are a few things standing in my way. The most major at this time is that I have to get my diplomia/GED in order to be able to go to any collage or university. I'm not sure what to do or where to start, but I know that I want to do this? My question is... what do I need to do to get my diploma/GED & after I get that what do I have to do next?
Asked by justaskme - Thu Aug 2 04:46:25 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. After you get your GED/diploma you go to different universities that offer mortuary science degrees and apply for entrance to those universities. If they turn you down, and you get rejection letters, then you go to a local community college and take general basic courses and make very good grades, and then apply again to the university you want to go to as a transfer student. . It is really so much easier to be admitted as a transfer student (if your grades at your community college are good grades, that is). I don't know why more people don't try this. Then once you are admitted to a school you go to the financial aid department of that school and ask to apply for any grants or scholarships that could help you pay for school. If you go… [cont.]
Answered by zz - Thu Aug 2 04:56:06 2007

I heard that if you buy a plot for burial at a cemetery/mortuary and get buried?
Q. after a while(100 years or so), your purchase get expired and either your loved ones have to pay additional fees or they'll dig your body out automatically for cremation. Is this true?
Asked by am a Member - Thu Jan 14 10:48:16 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No
Answered by Rusty - Thu Jan 14 10:55:38 2010

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