chemopreservation
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From chemo- + preservation.
Noun
[edit]chemopreservation (uncountable)
- A technique for preserving the body of an organism by means of a chemical fixative.
- 2015 September 12, Amy Harmon, “A Dying Young Woman’s Hope in Cryonics and a Future”, in New York Times[1]:
- Under Dr. Mikula’s method, called chemopreservation, neuroscientists first insert a needle filled with a chemical fixative into an anesthetized animal’s heart while it is still alive to pump the fixative through the brain, essentially gluing its structure in place.