Tools: Learn New Words | Secure Password Generator | Startup Tools | PDF Generator

Cerebral Death (Noun)

Meaning

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

Classification

Nouns denoting natural phenomena.

Examples

  • The patient was declared cerebral death and permission was granted to harvest her organs for donation.
  • Cerebral death is often used as a legal definition for the end of life in medical contexts, as it is a clear indicator of irreversible loss of consciousness.
  • Doctors performed several tests to determine if the patient's cerebral death made him a suitable candidate for organ donation.
  • Cerebral death can be diagnosed using various clinical examinations and equipment, including electroencephalograms to confirm the absence of brain activity.
  • Following his cerebral death, the family gave their consent for surgeons to transplant his heart and lungs to waiting recipients.

Synonyms

  • Brain Death

Hypernyms

  • Death
  Copyright © 2024 Socielo Tech. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of use