cryonics
noun/kraɪˈɒnɪks/
/kraɪˈɑːnɪks/
[uncountable]- the process of freezing a body at the moment of its death with the hope that it will be brought back to life at some future time compare cryogenicsWord Origin1960s: contraction of cryogenics.
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