Cryostasis


[krahy-oh-stey-sis, ‐stas-is] /ˌkraɪ oʊˈsteɪ sɪs, ‐ˈstæs ɪs/

noun
1.
the deep-freezing of human bodies or other organisms at death; .
2.
the state of being in such a deep-freeze:
a man held in cryostasis for 50 years.

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