cryonics

noun

cry·on·ics krī-ˈä-niks How to pronounce cryonics (audio)

plural in form but usually singular in construction

: 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

cryonic

krī-ˈä-nik How to pronounce cryonics (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Correspondent Luke Burbank visits the Alcor Corporation, where some very patient patients are being held for an uncertain future, and talks with a neuroethicist about the lethal and moral propriety of cryonics.

CBS News, 24 Nov. 2021 But scientists have criticized the cryonics industry – and researchers say the theory is based on faith, not science.

Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2021 An article last Sunday about the cryonics industry misspelled the name of a Russian cryopreservation company.

New York Times, 3 July 2021 The litigious bent in the United States make its cryonics firms especially twitchy.

New York Times, 26 June 2021 There have been many lawsuits by relatives of the deceased trying to stop the expensive cryonics procedure.

New York Times, 26 June 2021

单词	cryonics
释义	cryonics noun cry·on·ics krī-ˈä-niks plural in form but usually singular in construction : 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 cryonic krī-ˈä-nik adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Correspondent Luke Burbank visits the Alcor Corporation, where some very patient patients are being held for an uncertain future, and talks with a neuroethicist about the lethal and moral propriety of cryonics. CBS News, 24 Nov. 2021 But scientists have criticized the cryonics industry – and researchers say the theory is based on faith, not science. Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2021 An article last Sunday about the cryonics industry misspelled the name of a Russian cryopreservation company. New York Times, 3 July 2021 The litigious bent in the United States make its cryonics firms especially twitchy. New York Times, 26 June 2021 There have been many lawsuits by relatives of the deceased trying to stop the expensive cryonics procedure. New York Times, 26 June 2021 Word History Etymology earlier cryonic (from Greek krýos "icy cold, frost" + -onic—in bionic) + (-ics) — more at cryo- First Known Use 1966, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition cryonics noun, plural in form but usually singular in construction cry·on·ics krī-ˈän-iks : 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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cryonics

noun

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noun, plural in form but usually singular in construction