Vocabulário Colaborativo em Artes e Arquitetura Cibele A. C. M. Santos, Vânia Mara Alves Lima Vânia Mara Alves Lima Artes, Arquitetura 2017-06-01 2026-05-06 10:36:31 pt-BR morgues Buildings or parts of buildings designed or used for the hygienic temporary storage of corpses prior to disposal. A morgue typically contains large refrigerated drawers or other areas for storage of individual bodies, and tables and equipment for the identification and examination of the corpses. The term derives from the proper name of a particular building in Paris in which the bodies of the dead were kept until identified. Source: AAT http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300005878 2022-01-03 18:37:22