suspended animation

1. 1.

   a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxia

   Broaderphysical condition

   Narroweranabiosis

Questions about suspended animation

What does suspended animation mean?

suspended animation means "a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxia".

Is suspended animation a common word?

suspended animation is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.