cryonics

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Freezing a dead or very sick person to try to bring them back to life later

noun
/kraɪˈɒnɪks/

Specialized

: criónica

Many researchers believe that cryonics could be a solution for patients with terminal illnesses.

And the only possible guarantee is cryonics where they inject you with a, a compound that will keep you and it puts you in a tube.

Examples

Cryonics involves freezing the body of a cryonics patient in hopes of future revival.
But for now, the dream of cryonics is still on ice.
What about your background and work here at Appleton Cryonics?

Bucky and the Squirrels (2018)
Donate to the Venturist Cryonics Charity.

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Cryonics offers a remote possibility for personal immortality, while burial or cremation offers no possibility.

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I'm here in the recovery room of Appleton Cryonics, where, miraculously, all four of the Squirrels were resuscitated two days ago.

Bucky and the Squirrels (2018)
Advancements in medicine may one day make cryonics a viable option for reviving patients.

Surface Forms

cryonics singular

cryonics plural

Morphology

cryonics = cryonic (semi-transparent) = cryo + ics

Derived from the combining form 'cryo-' (cold) + the field-forming suffix '-ics'; the formation is regular but both elements are technical and may be unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

The word cryonics comes from the prefix cryo- meaning 'cold', the same 'cryo-' you see in cryogenic, and the ending -onics as in electronics, which points to a field of technology. So, cryonics is the technology of using very low temperatures to preserve people now in the hope they can be revived later.