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cryonics
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cryonics
(noun)
cryonics
/ˌkraj
ˈ
ɑːnɪks/
noun
cryonics
/ˌkraj
ˈ
ɑːnɪks/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRYONICS
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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
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