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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Origin and Etymology of cryonics
cry- + -onics (as in electronics)
CRYONICS Defined for English Language Learners
cryonics
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Definition of cryonics for English Language Learners
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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
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cryonics
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noun plural but usually singular in construction
cry·on·ics
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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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