• The book is first of its kind in India. • Contribution from fifteen renowned authors. • The book has chapters on angiology of surface anatomy, stages of decomposition, the chemistry of embalming fluids and the process by which fluid comes into contact with the body proteins and sanitize the dead human remains, methods of arterial injection and drainage. • Includes a separate chapter on embalming an AIDS body, the legal responsibilities involved in the process of embalming have been dealt.