cryonics

noun plural but usually singular in construction cry·on·ics \krī-ˈä-niks\

medical : a procedure in which a person's body is frozen just after he or she has died so that the body can be restored if a cure for the cause of death is found

Full Definition of CRYONICS

: the practice of freezing a person who has died of a disease in hopes of restoring life at some future time when a cure for the disease has been developed

— cry·on·ic \-nik\ adjective

Origin of CRYONICS

cry- + -onics (as in electronics)

First Known Use: 1967

Rhymes with CRYONICS

bionics, Ebonics, mnemonics, photonics, tectonics

Medical Dictionary

cryonics

noun plural but usually singular in construction cry·on·ics \krī-ˈän-iks\

Medical Definition of CRYONICS

: the practice of freezing the body of a person who has died from a disease in hopes of restoring life at some future time when a cure for the disease has been developed

—cry·on·ic \-ik\ adjective