brain death
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brain death
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Noun
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brain
death
(
uncountable
)
(
medicine
)
An
irreversible
loss
of
brain
function
and
cessation
of brain
activity
.
Related terms
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edit
]
brain-dead
Translations
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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
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]
clinical death
persistent vegetative state
coma
/
comatose
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