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A temporary cessation of breathing and consciousness resembling death; often the result of asphyxia.

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suspended animation

Source Word

suspended animation

uncountable

A temporary cessation of breathing and consciousness resembling death; often the result of asphyxia.

Japanese Meaning

一時的に呼吸と意識が停止し、死に似た状態になること。多くは窒息によるものとされる状態を指す。 / 一時停止状態、すなわち外見上は死に近い状態が一時的に現れる現象。

After the near-drowning, doctors induced suspended animation to preserve the patient's organs during surgery.

溺れかけた後、医師たちは手術中に患者の臓器を保護するために一時的な仮死状態を誘導した。

Sense（1）

A temporary cessation of breathing and consciousness resembling death; often the result of asphyxia.

Sense（2）

(science fiction) The deliberate slowing of the body's functions, sometimes by the use of cryonics, on long interstellar journeys.