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Death

Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions.

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Tree Number(s): C23.550.260

MeSH Unique ID: D003643

Entry Terms:

  • End Of Life
  • End-Of-Life
  • Determination of Death
  • Near-Death Experience
  • Cardiac Death
  • Death, Cardiac

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