Refers to the practice of freezing a legally dead person's body with the hope of future revival. Often used in scientific or speculative contexts.
See also: クライオニクス
Cryonics is performed with the hope of revival through future medical technology.
Synonymous loanword from English; 人体冷凍保存 is the native Japanese compound, while クライオニクス is the direct katakana borrowing.
Compound of 人体 (human body), 冷凍 (freezing), and 保存 (preservation). The term is a modern coinage reflecting the concept of cryonics.