1.vakavasti sairaan tai hiljattain kuolleen henkilön pakastaminen kudosten hajoamisen estämiseksi ja elvyttämisen mahdollistamiseksi tulevaisuudessa
1.the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life; "cryonics is more science fiction than serious science"