cryonics
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.cry·on·ics
noun plural but usually singular in construction \krī-ˈä-niks\Definition of CRYONICS
: the practice of freezing a person who has died of a disease in hopes of restoring life at some future time when a cure for the disease has been developed
— cry·on·ic \-nik\ adjective
Origin of CRYONICS
cry- + -onics (as in electronics)
First Known Use: 1967
cry·on·ics
noun plural but usually singular in construction \krī-ˈän-iks\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CRYONICS
: the practice of freezing the body of a person who has died from a disease in hopes of restoring life at some future time when a cure for the disease has been developed
—cry·on·ic \-ik\ (audio pronunciation) adjective
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