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Noun Concept
Categories: Medical aspects of death, Brain, Anatomical pathology
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brain death  cerebral death  brain-dead  Brain-death  brain dead
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Death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops WordNet 3.0
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Death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Brain death is the permanent, irreversible, and complete loss of brain function which may include cessation of involuntary activity necessary to sustain life. Wikipedia
The irreversible cessation of all brain activity Wikipedia Disambiguation
A complete and irreversible cessation of brain activity Wikipedia Disambiguation
Brain function stopping forever Wikidata
The complete and irreversible end of all brain activity. OmegaWiki
An irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity. Wiktionary
Irreversible cessation of brain activity. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
death
coma
HAS KIND
Brain stem death
DIFFERENT FROM
death
HAS CAUSE
asphyxia
hanging
brain injury
cerebrovascular disease
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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brain death, cerebral death
Wikipedia
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brain death
Wikidata
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brain death
Wiktionary
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brain death
OmegaWiki
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brain death
Wikipedia Redirections
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brain-dead, Brain-death, brain dead, Brain Death, Braindeath
Wikidata Alias
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Brain death

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