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 : cell death
 tissular death
 organ death
 organism death

• human death
• fetal death
• perinatal death
• infant death

See also

  necrosis
 apoptosis
 mortality