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cryonics

noun, plural in form but usually singular in construction
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cry·​on·​ics | \ krī-ˈä-niks How to pronounce cryonics (audio) \

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

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cryonic \ krī-​ˈä-​nik How to pronounce cryonics (audio) \ adjective

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Recent Examples on the Web Correspondent Luke Burbank visits the Alcor Corporation, where some very patient patients are being held for an uncertain future, and talks with a neuroethicist about the lethal and moral propriety of cryonics. — CBS News, 24 Nov. 2021 But scientists have criticized the cryonics industry – and researchers say the theory is based on faith, not science. — Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2021 An article last Sunday about the cryonics industry misspelled the name of a Russian cryopreservation company. — New York Times, 3 July 2021 The litigious bent in the United States make its cryonics firms especially twitchy. — New York Times, 26 June 2021 There have been many lawsuits by relatives of the deceased trying to stop the expensive cryonics procedure. — New York Times, 26 June 2021

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First Known Use of cryonics

1966, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cryonics

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

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The first known use of cryonics was in 1966

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cryonics

noun, plural in form but usually singular in construction
cry·​on·​ics | \ krī-ˈän-iks How to pronounce cryonics (audio) \

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

Other Words from cryonics

cryonic \ -​ik How to pronounce cryonics (audio) \ adjective

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