cry·on·ics

(krī-ŏn′ĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The process of freezing and storing the body of a diseased, recently deceased person to prevent tissue decomposition so that at some future time the person might be brought back to life upon development of new medical cures.

[cry(o)- + -onics, as in bionics.]

cry·on′ic adj.

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cryonic

(kraɪˈɒnɪk)

adj

(Medicine) relating to or involving cryonics

cryˈonically adv

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Adj.

cryonic - of or relating to cryonics

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