Suspended-animation
noun
1.
a state of temporary cessation of the vital functions.
suspended animation
noun
1.
a temporary cessation of the vital functions, as by freezing an organism
suspended animation sus·pend·ed animation (sə-spěn’dĭd)
n.
A temporary interruption of the vital functions resembling death.
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