[krahy-on-iks] 
) | the deep-freezing of human bodies at death for preservation and possible revival in the future. |
| cry·on·ics (krī-ŏn'ĭks) n. (used with a sing. verb) The process of freezing and storing the body of a diseased, recently deceased person to prevent tissue decomposition so that at some future time the person might be brought back to life upon development of new medical cures. [cry(o)- + -onics, as in bionics.] cry·on'ic adj. |
