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neomort

neomort noun: a brain-dead human being that could be kept on life support for organ transplantation, medical and nursing education, and drug research.

Noun

neomort (plural neomorts)

  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.2005, Michael Palmer, Moral Problems in Medicine: A Practical Coursebook, page 92

Forms of neomort

pluralneomorts

Origin of neomort

Coined by Willard Gaylin. Compare neo- and mortal.

Questions about neomort

What does neomort mean?
Neomort means a brain-dead human being that could be kept on life support for organ transplantation, medical and nursing education, and drug research.
What part of speech is neomort?
Neomort is a noun.
What is the plural of neomort?
The plural of neomort is neomorts.

Words near neomort in the dictionary

  1. neomorphine
  2. neomorphism
  3. neomorphisms
  4. neomorphosed
  5. neomorphs
  6. neomort
  7. neomorts
  8. neomphalid
  9. neomphalids
  10. neomuscularization
  11. neomuscularized

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