neomort

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11
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Definition of neomort

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A brain-dead human being that could be kept on life support for organ transplantation, medical and nursing education, and drug research.
    “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.”

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Etymology

Coined by Willard Gaylin. Compare neo- and mortal.

Anagrams of neomort

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