CRYONICS


Meaning of CRYONICS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ krī-ˈä-niks ]

noun plural but usually singular in construction

Etymology: cry- + -onics (as in electronics )

Date: 1967

: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.