brain death

noun

Definition of brain death

: final cessation of activity in the central nervous system especially as indicated by a flat electroencephalogram for a predetermined length of time

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Recent Examples on the Web His body launched a severe inflammatory response that led to organ failure and, ultimately, brain death. — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2021 The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system and causes disease and brain death. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2021 The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system and causes disease and brain death, the department noted. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2021 Doctors cannot take a medical history from a patient who suffered brain death after a car accident or drug overdose. — Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 11 May 2021 The organ donor, a woman from the Upper Midwest who suffered brain death following an auto accident, also had a negative PCR test using a nasopharyngeal swab within 48 hours of when her organs were procured. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2021 The organ donor, a woman from the Upper Midwest who suffered brain death following an auto accident, also had a negative PCR test using a nasopharyngeal swab within 48 hours of when her organs were procured. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2021 The organ donor, a woman from the Upper Midwest who suffered brain death following an auto accident, also had a negative PCR test using a nasopharyngeal swab within 48 hours of when her organs were procured. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2021 Humans, for example, can sometimes go on breathing, metabolizing food and physically maturing even after clinical brain death, undercutting our medical and legal concepts of vitality. — Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2021 See More

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brain death

noun

Medical Definition of brain death

: final cessation of activity in the central nervous system especially as indicated by a flat electroencephalogram for a predetermined length of time

brain death

noun

\ ˈbrān-ˌdeth \

Legal Definition of brain death

: the final stopping of activity in the central nervous system especially as indicated by a flat electroencephalogram for a usually statutorily predetermined period of time