suspended animation
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animation
[an″ĭ-ma´shun]the quality of being full of life.
suspended animation temporary suspension or cessation of the vital functions, with loss of consciousness.
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sus·pend·ed an·i·ma·tion
a temporary state resembling death, with cessation of respiration; may also refer to certain forms of hibernation in animals or to endospore formation by some bacteria.
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suspended animation
(sə-spĕn′dĭd)n.
A temporary state of interrupted breathing and loss of consciousness resembling death, caused especially by asphyxia.
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sus·pend·ed an·i·ma·tion
(sŭs-pend'ĕd an'i-mā'shŭn)A temporary state resembling death, with cessation of respiration; may also refer to certain forms of hibernation in animals or to endospore formation by some bacteria.
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