cryonics
noun
- freezing of a human corpse
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kɹaɪˈɒnɪks/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English cryonics From cryo- + -n- + -ics.
- The cryopreservation of a person with medical needs that cannot be met by available medicine until resuscitation and healing by future medicine is possible.