brain death

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Related terms
  - 1.1.2 Translations
- 1.2 See also

English[edit]

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brain death

Noun[edit]

brain death (uncountable)

(medicine) An irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.

Related terms[edit]

brain-dead

Translations[edit]

irreversible cessation of brain activity

Danish: hjernedød c
Icelandic: heiladauði m
Japanese: 脳死 (のうし, nōshi)

Lithuanian: smegenų mirtis f
Portuguese: morte cerebral f

See also[edit]

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