English Explanatory Dictionary

suspended animation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A temporary cessation of breathing and consciousness resembling death; often the result of asphyxia.
  2. The deliberate slowing of the body's functions, sometimes by the use of cryonics, on long interstellar journeys.

Word forms

suspended animation

Related words

aestivation catatonia comatose hibernation torpor
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