neomort
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by Willard Gaylin. Compare neo- and mortal.
Noun
[edit]neomort (plural neomorts)
- (medicine) A brain-dead human being that could be kept on life support for organ transplantation, medical and nursing education, and drug research.
- 2005, Michael Palmer, Moral Problems in Medicine: A Practical Coursebook, page 92:
- Neomorts offer a great potential source of bone marrow for transplant procedures, and I am assured that a bioemporium of modest size could be assembled to fit most transplantation antigen requirements.