The deliberate slowing of the body's functions, sometimes by the use of cryonics, on long interstellar journeys
A temporary cessation of breathing and consciousness resembling death; often the result of asphyxia
If you describe someone as being in a state of suspended animation, you mean that they have become inactive and are doing nothing. She lay in a state of suspended animation, waiting for dawnlight, when she would rise
Suspended animation is a state in which an animal is unconscious, with its body functioning very slowly, for example so that the animal can survive the winter
a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxia