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cerebral death

/səˈriːbrəl dɛθ/

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/səˈriːbrəl dɛθ/C1formalmedical
  • ruМедицинский термин, обозначающий полную и необратимую потерю функций головного мозга, включая ствол мозга, часто используемый как синоним смерти мозга. Указывает на прекращение всей неврологической активности без возможности восстановления.

A medical term referring to the complete and irreversible loss of brain function, including the brainstem, often used synonymously with brain death. It indicates the cessation of all neurological activity, with no possibility of recovery.

  1. Irreversible brain function lossC1formal

    The complete and irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including the brainstem, which is used as a legal and medical definition of death.

    ruНеобратимая потеря функций мозга

    • The patient was declared dead due to cerebral death after the accident.
    • Cerebral death is determined by specific clinical tests.
    • In many countries, cerebral death is legally recognized as death.