Brain death Moderate

Brain death has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops

brain death cerebral death

An irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.

See Also

coma brain dead loss activity function persistent vegetative state clinical death cessation

Related Terms

coma brain dead loss activity function persistent vegetative state clinical death cessation irreversible brain

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

death

Rhyming Words

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