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brain death

/ˈbreɪn dɛθ/

Traducción: Término médico que designa el cese irreversible de toda actividad cerebral, incluido el tronco encefálico, lo que en muchas jurisdicciones se reconoce legalmente como muerte.

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/ˈbreɪn dɛθ/C1formalmedical
  • esTérmino médico que designa el cese irreversible de toda actividad cerebral, incluido el tronco encefálico, lo que en muchas jurisdicciones se reconoce legalmente como muerte.

A medical term referring to the irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including the brainstem, which is legally recognized as death in many jurisdictions.

  1. Medical conditionC1formal

    The complete and irreversible loss of brain function, including the brainstem, which is used as a legal definition of death.

    esmuerte cerebral

    • The patient was declared brain dead after the accident.
    • Brain death is determined by a series of clinical tests.
    • The family consented to organ donation after brain death was confirmed.