cryonics

noun [U]

/ˌkraɪˈɒn.ɪks/

/-ˈɑː.nɪks/

Definition

› the process of storing a dead body by freezing it until science has advanced to such a degree that it is able to bring that person back to lifeBurying, cremating and preserving bodies

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