suspended animation
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
suspended animation (uncountable)
- A temporary cessation of breathing and consciousness resembling death; often the result of asphyxia.
- (science fiction) The deliberate slowing of the body's functions, sometimes by the use of cryonics, on long interstellar journeys.
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
temporary cessation of breathing resembling death
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the slowing of life processes
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See also[edit]
See also[edit]
- suspended animation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia