brain death

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Noun brain death has 1 sense

brain death, cerebral death - death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops
--₁ is a kind of death

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Term: Brain Death

Definition:

Brain death refers to the irreversible and complete loss of all brain functions, including brainstem activity. It is a legal and medical determination of death, indicating that the person's brain can no longer send signals to the body in any way.

Sample Sentences:

After suffering severe head trauma, the patient was declared brain dead by the medical team.
Brain death is a widely accepted criterion for determining the end of a person's life.
Organ transplantation can only occur after the donor has been declared brain dead.
The medical staff conducted a series of tests to confirm brain death and ensure accuracy.

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