near-death experiences

A form of near-death experience — A sensation of detachment from one's body, the presence of a tunnel of light, the apparent viewing of one's own body from on high, and similar manifestations, experienced by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of near-death experience
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