cryonics

noun, plural in form but usually singular in construction

cry·on·ics | \ krī-ˈä-niks

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: 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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The first known use of cryonics was in 1966

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cryonics

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English Language Learners Definition of cryonics

medical : a procedure in which a person's body is frozen just after he or she has died so that the body can be restored if a cure for the cause of death is found

cryonics

noun plural but usually singular in construction

cry·on·ics | \ krī-ˈän-iks

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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

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