(biblical) Lazarus of Bethany, a man supposedly raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later (Christianity) revered as a saint.

(usually figuratively) A person who was dead and has been resurrected; a dead person who could potentially be resurrected. / A poor person, a beggar.

(African-American Vernacular) To rescue a dying person. / (African-American Vernacular) To raise from the dead.

The sudden recovery of a terminally ill patient when given appropriate treatment, especially for AIDS.

(medicine) A reflex movement in brain-dead or brainstem failure patients, which causes them to briefly raise their arms and drop them crossed on their chests.

(Marxism) An impoverished segment of society that may be forced by necessity to work for a low wage.

plural of Lazarus layer

The spontaneous return of circulation after failed attempts at resuscitation.

plural of Lazarus taxon

(paleontology) A taxon that disappears from the fossil record, suggesting extinction, only to reappear later.