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brain death

noun as in cerebral death

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This is one central reason that situations involving brain death are so complicated—the definition of death is not entirely clear.

After brain death modern medicine can keep the body functioning in a near-physiological state for some time.

The diagnosis of brain death is usually made at the bedside with corroborating clinical and neuroimaging evidence.

Brain death implies the complete and permanent absence of neurological function in the cortex and the brainstem.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to brain death, such as: irreversible coma, local death, and somatic death.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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