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premortem clarity

mental alertness, following a period of confusion or withdrawal, that sometimes occurs in a dying individual just prior to death. Premortem clarity may have consequential importance, such as the utterance of last words and the affirmation or modification of wills and testaments.

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March 13th 2025

anthropogenesis

anthropogenesis

n. the scientific study of the origins and development of humans. Also called anthropogeny. —anthropogenetic or anthropogenic adj.