Brain death
Brain death noun - Death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops.
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Synonyms for Brain death
Cerebral death is a synonym for brain death. In some cases you can use "Cerebral death" instead a noun phrase "Brain death".
Cerebral death
Cerebral death noun - Death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops.
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Synonyms for Cerebral death
Brain death is a synonym for cerebral death. You can use "Brain death" instead a noun phrase "Cerebral death".
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Cerebral death and Brain death. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brain_death/cerebral_death
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