1. 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"

See also: cryonic

Type of: cryobiology

Encyclopedia: Cryonics

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