| 单词 | cryonics |
| 释义 | cryonics (once / 347627 pages) n Cryonics is the practice of freezing a dead body in the hope that future scientific research will make it possible to bring the person back to life one day. Many scientists are skeptical about cryonics. While there are some people who believe strongly that cryonics is a scientific way to preserve a human body, usually within minutes after the person's heart has stopped beating, mainstream scientists are generally doubtful that technology will ever allow for the defrosting and reanimating of these frozen bodies. Currently, there are a few hundred bodies that have been frozen through cryonics. The Greek root of cryonics is kryos, "icy cold." WORD FAMILYcryonic: cryonically, cryonics USAGE EXAMPLESThe girl asked the court to designate her mother, who supported her desire to turn to cryonics, as responsible for her remains. Los Angeles Times(Nov 18, 2016) The 14-year-old London girl is one of 11 Britons to have been frozen under this procedure, Cryonics UK said. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) And what about the impact of cryonics on other people and the environment? BBC(Nov 18, 2016) n the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life cryonics is more science fiction than serious science Hyper cryobiology the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms |
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