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near-death experience
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near-death experience
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(Psychology) an experience, instances of which have been widely reported, in which a person near death is apparently outside his body and aware of it and the attendant circumstances as separate from him Abbreviation NDE
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Noun1.near-death experience - the experience of being close to death but surviving
experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
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PLOT: At the outset we learn that "on average, there are 774 Near Death Experiences (NDEs) per day in the United States, during which a person is pronounced dead and encounters a blinding, white light before being resuscitated.
White Noise: The Light 15; (1hr 39mins), Starring: Nathan Fillion, ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Researchers say that the primary feature of near death experiences (NDE) forms the basis for a neurologic origin: immobilization (isolated sleep paralysis) bright light, fully alert to their surroundings and seemingly "aware of being dead.
Pardon my intrusion by Grenard, Steven / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
BF1045 2004-060270 1-59102-283-5 Mortal minds; the biology of the near death experiences.
Mortal Minds: The Biology of the Near Death Experiences by Reference & Research Book News
 
 
 
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