brain death
смерть мозку
Hirntod
An irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activityAn irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.
» Students discussed the problem of brain death for a long time.
Lange Zeit diskutierten die Studenten über das Problem des Hirntods.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.
Hirntod
смерть мозкуsmertʹ mozku
More definitions
- death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops
Examples
1 sentencesStudents discussed the problem of brain death for a long time.
deLange Zeit diskutierten die Studenten über das Problem des Hirntods.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
irreversible cessation of brain activity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
irreversible cessation of brain activity:
Origin
Coined by the Harvard physician Henry K. Beecher in the historical context of the SixtiesCoined by the Harvard physician Henry K. Beecher in the historical context of the Sixties counterculture and life extension technology of the late twentieth century.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops:cerebral death
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable