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Complete Definition of "suspended animation"

English

Noun
en-noun|sg=suspended animation|-

  1. A temporary cessation of breathing and consciousness resembling death; often the result of asphyxia.
  2. science fiction The deliberate slowing of the body's functions, sometimes by the use of cryonics, on long interstellar journeys.

See also
pedia|suspended animation

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