This study source was downloaded by 100000859819779 from CourseHero.com on 02-07-2023 10:57:54 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/187031148/Death-and-Stages-of-Griefdocx/ Death and Stages of GriefKaren Marquez MartinezCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, Grand Canyon UniversityHLT-303-TR300A, Spirituality and Christian Values in Health Care.Peter WardNovember 17, 2021. 1This study source was downloaded by 100000859819779 from CourseHero.com on 02-07-2023 10:57:54 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/187031148/Death-and-Stages-of-Griefdocx/Medical and philosophical meaning of deathExplaining the meaning of death requires many ambits, and biological, medical, legal, social, and religious knowledge, etc. Each one gives a sense about death. Death is an inevitable part of the vital process, such as natural as born and grow up, even it is hard to face. According to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, death is the irreversible cessation of all vital functions (2018). Death is the end of life, the primary, and most important functions involved is the heart, respiration system, and the brain activity. Death involves the loss of the capacity to breath, and the medical criteria to prove a person is dead, it is feeling the pulse, and listing for breathing (Sarbey, 2016). Basically, the medical meaning of death is the stop of the human vital functions. Philosophically, death has no subjective meaning, and the end of a persons future (Mason, 2015).