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suspended animation

/səˈspɛndɪd ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən/

Tradução: Estado em que as funções vitais de um organismo vivo são temporariamente retardadas ou interrompidas; termo usado na ficção científica e em contextos médicos para descrever a suspensão dos processos vitais sem que ocorra a morte.

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/səˈspɛndɪd ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən/C1formalscientific
  • ptEstado em que as funções vitais de um organismo vivo são temporariamente retardadas ou interrompidas; termo usado na ficção científica e em contextos médicos para descrever a suspensão dos processos vitais sem que ocorra a morte.

A state in which the vital functions of a living organism are temporarily slowed or stopped, often used in science fiction or medical contexts to describe a condition where life processes are paused but not ended.

  1. Temporary suspension of life processesC1formal

    A state in which the vital functions of an organism are temporarily stopped or slowed down, often for preservation or medical purposes.

    ptSuspensão temporária dos processos vitais

    • Some animals can enter a state of suspended animation during extreme cold.
    • Scientists are researching suspended animation for long-duration space travel.
    • The patient was placed in suspended animation to allow for a complex surgery.
  2. State of inactivity or dormancyB2informal

    A period of time when something is not active, progressing, or developing.

    ptEstado de inatividade ou dormência

    • The project has been in suspended animation for months due to lack of funding.
    • After the accident, his career went into suspended animation.
    • The negotiations are in a state of suspended animation.