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cryonic

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cry·on·ics  (kr-nks)
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·onic adj.
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Adj.1.cryonic - of or relating to cryonics


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