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: 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<\/p>\n
1966, in the meaning defined above<\/p>\n
earlier cryonic (from cry- + -onicin bionic) + -ics) <\/p>\n
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Cryonics. The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/cryonics<\/a>. Accessed 28 December 2019.<\/p>\n More Definitions for cryonics <\/p>\n 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<\/p>\n : 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<\/p>\n Other Words from cryonics <\/p>\n Comments on cryonics <\/p>\n What made you want to look up cryonics? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Excerpt from: <\/p>\n Cryonics | Definition of Cryonics by Merriam-Webster<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To save this word, you'll need to log in. : 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 1966, in the meaning defined above earlier cryonic (from cry- + -onicin bionic) + -ics) Cite this Entry Cryonics. The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/cryonics<\/a>. Continue reading