cryonics

noun

cry·​on·​ics krī-ˈä-niks 

plural in form but usually singular in construction

: 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

cryonic

krī-ˈä-nik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

earlier cryonic (from Greek krýos "icy cold, frost" + -onic—in bionic) + (-ics) — more at cryo-

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cryonics

• bolsheviks
• candlesticks
• crucifix
• intermix
• lunatics
• mensheviks
• orthotics
• politicks
• politics
• biopolitics
• bricks
• brix

Medical Definition

cryonics

noun, plural in form but usually singular in construction

cry·​on·​ics krī-ˈän-iks 

: 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

cryonic

-ik 

adjective