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clinical death

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A state in which usual medically observable vital signs—such as respiration, heartbeat, and corneal reflex—are not present, but from which patients are sometimes revived.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“The body dies in stages, beginning at clinical death, then brain death, biological death, and finally, cellular death.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

clinical depression clinical diagnosis clinical equipoise clinical exam clinical examination clinical hypothermia

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