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Cryonics  

Definition

  • The practice of freezing a dead diseased human in hopes of restoring life at some future time when a cure for the disease has been developed [Merriam Web]

Entry terms

  • Cryogenic internment
  • Freezing of human bodies
  • Human cold storage

Notation

  • 120418

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-G9J7F77C-Q

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