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It is certainly safe, in view of the movement to the right of intellectuals and political thinkers, to pronounce the brain death of socialism.
Norman Tebbit

Meaning of "brain death" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRAIN DEATH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRAIN DEATH

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Brain death is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRAIN DEATH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brain death

Brain death is the complete and irreversible loss of brain function. Brain death is one of the two ways of determination of death, according to the Uniform Determination of Death Act of the United States. It is not the same as persistent vegetative state, in which the person is alive. Brain death is used as an indicator of legal death in many jurisdictions, but it is defined inconsistently. Various parts of the brain may keep living when others die, and the term "brain death" has been used to refer to various combinations. For example, although a major medical dictionary says that "brain death" is synonymous with "cerebral death", the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings system defines brain death as including the brainstem. The distinctions can be important because, for example, in someone with a dead cerebrum but a living brainstem, the heartbeat and ventilation can continue unaided, whereas in whole-brain death, only life support equipment would keep those functions going. Patients classified as brain-dead can have their organs surgically removed for organ donation.

Definition of brain death in the English dictionary

The definition of brain death in the dictionary is irreversible cessation of respiration due to irreparable brain damage, even though the heart may continue beating with the aid of a mechanical ventilator: widely considered as the criterion of death.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRAIN DEATH

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BRAIN DEATH

a matter of life and death
accidental death
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death
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Synonyms and antonyms of brain death in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «brain death» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRAIN DEATH

Find out the translation of brain death to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brain death from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brain death» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脑死亡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la muerte cerebral
570 millions of speakers

English

brain death
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मस्तिष्क मृत्यु
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الموت الدماغي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смерть мозга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

morte cerebral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মস্তিষ্কের মৃত্যু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mort cérébrale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kematian otak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hirntod
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脳死
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뇌사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pati otak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chết não
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூளை மரணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेंदूचा मृत्यू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beyin ölümü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

morte cerebrale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śmierć mózgu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смерть мозку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

moartea cerebrală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκεφαλικού θανάτου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

breindood
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hjärndöd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hjernedød
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brain death

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAIN DEATH»

The term «brain death» is regularly used and occupies the 56.935 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brain death

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QUOTES WITH «BRAIN DEATH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brain death.
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Norman Tebbit
It is certainly safe, in view of the movement to the right of intellectuals and political thinkers, to pronounce the brain death of socialism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRAIN DEATH»

Discover the use of brain death in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brain death and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Beyond Brain Death: The Case Against Brain Based Criteria ...
This book will appeal to a wide audience, including physicians and other health care professionals, philosophers, theologians, medical sociologists, and social workers.
M. Potts, P.A. Byrne, Richard G. Nilges, 2001
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Brain Death
Brain Death is a new, ambitious, and thoroughly researched work that combines the theory and practice of brain death determination, history, and the development of clinical criteria of what brain death is.
Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, 2011
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Brain Death: A Reappraisal
This text is intended to provide an overview of brain death.
C. Machado, 2007
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Brain Death and Disorders of Consciousness
The main goal of Brain Death and Disorders of Consciousness is to provide a suitable scientific platform to discuss all topics related to human death and coma.
Calixto Machado, D. Alan Shewmon, 2004
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The Brain-Dead Organ Donor: Pathophysiology and Management
This includes a review of the many hormonal changes, including the neuroendocrine- adrenergic 'storm', that takes place during and following the induction of brain death, and how they impact metabolism.
Dimitri Novitzky, David K. C. Cooper, 2012
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Brain death: ethical considerations
In this book, the author thoughtfully and analytically surveys and evaluates the arguments for and against equating the death of a person with brain death.
Douglas N. Walton, 1980
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Death: Beyond Whole-Brain Criteria
Based on a symposium held on Oct. 18-20, 1984, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.
Richard M. Zaner, 1988
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Ethical Issues in Neurology
James L. Bernat. Brain Death "Brain death" is a colloquial term for human death determined by brain criteria. It is used when observable functions of the brain have ceased irreversibly even though other organs continue to function through ...
James L. Bernat, 2008
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Death Before Dying: History, Medicine, and Brain Death
This book, then, also questions common assumptions about the place of bioethics in medicine. This book discusses if the advent of bioethics has distorted and limited thepossibilities for harnessing medicine for social progress.
Gary Belkin, 2014
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Brain Death
Rosemary Cleaveland, hospital executive officer at the new Riverside medical center, must find out who is murdering staff members before she becomes the next victim.
Sandra Wilkinson, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRAIN DEATH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brain death is used in the context of the following news items.
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UW Hospital a leader in alternative to brain death organ donation
UW Hospital is a leader in donation after circulatory death, an alternative to donation after brain death. The procedure, which is somewhat ... «La Crosse Tribune, Jul 15»
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Nevada physician is needed - RenewAmerica
What happens after a determination of "brain death," is that the life preserving ventilator is continued until it is convenient to either remove the ... «RenewAmerica, Jul 15»
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Imminent death organ donation could help others, stir distrust : Wsj
UW Hospital a leader in alternative to brain death organ donation ... donation after the heart stops, an alternative to donation after brain death. «Madison.com, Jul 15»
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New organ preservation technique could replace UW Solution
UW Hospital a leader in alternative to brain death organ donation. Kiley Hackl, a fitness buff, was in a kickboxing class in Sun Prairie when she ... «La Crosse Tribune, Jul 15»
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UW Hospital a leader in alternative to brain death organ donation : Wsj
UW Hospital is a leader in donation after circulatory death, an alternative to donation after brain death. The procedure, which is somewhat ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
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Reincarnation and discrimination
However, her parents rejected the medical diagnosis of brain death, and despite a Californian court providing judicial backing for doctors' ... «Practical Ethics, Jul 15»
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From virginity certificates to sweetgrass: Where health-care draws …
B.C. hospital kept patient alive for 10 days because family's culture did not accept brain death · 'We don't care what's on your head': Ontario ... «National Post, Jul 15»
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Father of Young Child Struck by Cartel Gunfire Speaks Out
Medina's 8-year-old son Kevin Baltazar Medina Lopez is tied to a respirator after doctors listed him as suffering from brain death which resulted ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Doctors Split Cadaver Liver to Save 2 Lives in Delhi
The notion of brain death emerged in the 1960s in response to medical technology that could keep the heart and lungs functioning ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
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Life, death and heartbeats…
From this developed the concept of 'brain death' or 'brain stem death'. The brain stem lies at the base of the brain and contains the centres for ... «Slugger O'Toole, Jul 15»

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