clinical death

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Definition of clinical death in English English dictionary

A state in which usual medically observable vital signs—such as respiration, heartbeat, and corneal reflex—are not present, but from which patients are sometimes revived

The body dies in stages, beginning at clinical death, then brain death, biological death, and finally, cellular death.

death in which the brain has stopped functioning and vital functions must be controlled by life-support machines

Hyphenation

clin·i·cal death

Turkish pronunciation

klînıkıl deth

Pronunciation

/ˈklənəkəl ˈdeᴛʜ/ /ˈklɪnəkəl ˈdɛθ/