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