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Meaning of cryonics in English
Pronunciation
/kraɪˈɑnɪks/
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Noun
cryonics
Etymology
1960s: contraction of cryogenics
Definitions
1.
the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing
Examples
« the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life »
« cryonics is more scienc fiction than serious science »