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suspended animation

The correct spelling is suspended animation.

How to pronounce suspended animation

noun

Say it like: Sus-pen-ded- an-ima-sho-n

The correct spelling is suspended animation. A temporary cessation of breathing and consciousness resembling death; often the result of asphyxia.

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noun

  1. 1.A temporary cessation of breathing and consciousness resembling death; often the result of asphyxia.
  2. 2.The deliberate slowing of the body's functions, sometimes by the use of cryonics, on long interstellar journeys.

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