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
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