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chemopreservation en · NOUN

Etymology

From chemo- + preservation.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A technique for preserving the body of an organism by means of a chemical fixative.
    • Under Dr. Mikula’s method, called chemopreservation, neuroscientists first insert a needle filled with a chemical fixative into an anesthetized animal’s heart while it is still alive to pump the fixative through the brain, essentially gluing its structure in place. 2015 September 12, Amy Harmon, “A Dying Young Woman’s Hope in Cryonics and a Future”, in New York Times: