/ kraɪˈɒnɪks; NAmE -ɑːn-/ noun
[ U ] ( medical ) the process of freezing a body at the moment of its death with the hope that it will be brought back to life at some future time
—compare cryogenics
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: contraction of cryogenics .
/ kraɪˈɒnɪks; NAmE -ɑːn-/ noun
[ U ] ( medical ) the process of freezing a body at the moment of its death with the hope that it will be brought back to life at some future time
—compare cryogenics
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: contraction of cryogenics .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005