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cryonics [krī·on′iks] Etymology: Gk, kryos, cold the techniques in which cold is applied for a variety of therapeutic goals, including brief local anesthesia, destruction of superficial skin lesions, and preservation of cells, tissue, organs, or the entire body. cryonic, adj. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Cryonics is based on the idea that sometime in the future, medical science will have advanced to allow the dead person to be revived. The process is called cryonics Derived from the Greek word for "cold," cryonics has drawn widespread interest since 1967, when a 73-year-old psychology professor who died of cancer became the first human ever put into deep freeze. One problem facing cryonics enthusiasts is that no animal larger than a microscopic human embryo or a tiny tardigrade--an insect that measures only a couple hundred microns across--has yet been frozen and successfully revived. |
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