cryonics

noun, plural in form but usually singular in construction cry·on·ics \ krī-ˈä-niks \

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

play \krī-ˈä-nik\ adjective

Origin and Etymology of cryonics

earlier cryonic (from cry- + -onic—in bionic) + -ics)

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First Known Use: 1966

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CRYONICS Defined for English Language Learners

cryonics

noun

Definition of cryonics for English Language Learners

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

Medical Dictionary

cryonics

noun plural but usually singular in construction cry·on·ics \ krī-ˈän-iks \

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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