clinically dead

adjective

In 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.

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Meanings

adjectiveclinically dead (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawIn 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.

    Twelve dogs have been brought back to life with no signs of permanent damage after being clinically dead for two hours.

    1974, “Natural Sciences: Supercooling dogs,”, in Science News, volume 106, number 23, page 360
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APA

clinically dead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinically%20dead

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“clinically dead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinically%20dead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clinically dead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinically%20dead.

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