Meanings
nounclinical death (countable and uncountable, plural clinical deaths)
plural clinical deaths
- countableuncountablelawA 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.
The body dies in stages, beginning at clinical death, then brain death, biological death, and finally, cellular death.
1988, Andrea K. Scott, “Death Unto Life: Anencephalic Infants as Organ Donors,”, in Virginia Law Review, volume 74, number 8, page 1533
Translations
Arabic موت سريري
- موت سريريstate in which usual vital signs are not present
Bulgarian клинична смърт
- клинична смърт (klinična smărt)state in which usual vital signs are not present
Czech klinická smrt
- klinická smrtstate in which usual vital signs are not present
Dutch klinisch dood
- klinisch doodstate in which usual vital signs are not present
Esperanto klinika morto
- klinika mortostate in which usual vital signs are not present
Estonian kliiniline surm
- kliiniline surmstate in which usual vital signs are not present
Finnish kliininen kuolema
- kliininen kuolemastate in which usual vital signs are not present
French mort clinique
- mort cliniquestate in which usual vital signs are not present
German klinischer Tod
- klinischer Todstate in which usual vital signs are not present
Hebrew מוות קליני
- מוות קליניstate in which usual vital signs are not present
Hungarian klinikai halál
- klinikai halálstate in which usual vital signs are not present
Latvian klīniskā nāve
- klīniskā nāvestate in which usual vital signs are not present
Lithuanian klinikinė mirtis
- klinikinė mirtisstate in which usual vital signs are not present
Persian مرگ بالینی
- مرگ بالینیstate in which usual vital signs are not present
Polish śmierć kliniczna
- śmierć klinicznastate in which usual vital signs are not present
Romanian moarte clinică
- moarte clinicăstate in which usual vital signs are not present
Russian клини́ческая смерть
- клини́ческая смерть (kliníčeskaja smertʹ)state in which usual vital signs are not present
Spanish muerte clínica
- muerte clínicastate in which usual vital signs are not present
Ukrainian кліні́чна смерть
- кліні́чна смерть (kliníčna smertʹ)state in which usual vital signs are not present
Vietnamese chết lâm sàng
- chết lâm sàngstate in which usual vital signs are not present
Cite this entry
APA
clinical death. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinical%20death
MLA
“clinical death.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinical%20death. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clinical death,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinical%20death.
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