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brain death

NOUN
cerebral death
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Over that decade, Nato went from the "brain death" French President Emmanuel Macron warned about in 2019 to a revamped military alliance that now counts Sweden and Finland among its members.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2024

“Unfortunately, her health condition is not promising, and, despite the efforts of the medical staff, the brain death of Armita Geravand seems certain,” Tasnim reported.

From New York Times Oct. 23, 2023

Last year Moazami and his colleagues transplanted genetically modified pig hearts into two people who had suffered brain death, and the organs functioned well for several days.

From Scientific American Oct. 18, 2023

New guidance has been issued for clinicians on the determination of brain death, also known as death by neurologic criteria.

From Science Daily Oct. 11, 2023

Node:terminak, Next:terminal brain death, Previous:teraflop club, Up:= T = terminak /ter'mi-nak`/ n.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele



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