sus·pend·ed animation (s -sp n d d)n. A temporary state of interrupted breathing and loss of consciousness resembling death, caused especially by asphyxia. |
suspended animation
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a temporary cessation of the vital functions, as by freezing an organism
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| Noun | 1. | suspended animation - a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxia physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions anabiosis - suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns |
Translations
suspended animation [səˌspɛndɪdænɪˈmeɪʃən] n → interruzione f delle funzioni vitali
suspended animation [səˌspɛndɪdænɪˈmeɪʃən] n → interruzione f delle funzioni vitali
suspended animation [səˌspɛndɪdænɪˈmeɪʃən] n → interruzione f delle funzioni vitali
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