Thus, killing Abominations with either an anti-material shot to the head, or via a bladed strike to the neck / crushing it will prevent them from detonating. In Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, it is shown that the detonator for their explosion resides in their heads. Husk is both the name of the 'generic' human zombie enemy and a general term for Reaper-fied organics.
Non-sapient synthetic creatures that are created using the bodies of organic beings. Thane: There are tales about such things among my people - devices buried on distant worlds that turn the finders into abominations.