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This article is from the Cryonics FAQ, by Tim Freeman tim@infoscreen.com with numerous contributions by others.

9-1 Words Not to Use (cryonics vocabulary)

corpsicle - Pejorative synonym for "suspended person".

cryonicist - An ambiguous term. 1. One who studies or who tries to
improve the process of freezing people for later revival. Use
"cryonics researcher" instead. 2. One who is interested in cryonics.
Use "cryonics fan" instead, or perhaps "person interested in cryonics".

death - A vague term. Use "legal death", "clinical death", or
"information-theoretic death" instead.

deanimation - An ugly-sounding synonym for "clinical death".

reanimation - An ugly-sounding synonym for "revival".

 

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