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cryonics  

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  • Cryonics comes from the Greek word kryos, meaning icy cold. Today, cryonics is the practice of lowering the body temperature of a person who is recently deceased or terminally ill to prevent the death and deterioration of living tissue. [Source: Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture; Cryonics]

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