Cryonics glossary

Cryonics glossary

• 21CM: 21^st Century Medicine, Inc.
• ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate.
• BBB: Blood Brain Barrier.
• CNS: Central Nervous System.
• Corpscicle: See Patient.
• CPB: Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
• CPA: CryoProtectant Agent.
• CPS: CryoProtectant Solution.
• CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
• Cryostat: A custom-made, fiberglass storage tank of Liquid Nitrogen for cryopatients. It is not a dewar, due to the isolation being perlite surrounded by soft vacuum. It is used by the CryonicsInst.
• CT: Computerized Tomography.
• Deanimate: 'Die', but not in the information-theoretic death. A term used to describe cryonicists who experience legal death and are cryopreserved.
• Deep Hypothermia:10-27ºC.
• Dewar: A container used to store Liquid Nitrogen. It consists of two containers, separated by a vacuum jacket in the middle. The vacuum provides isolation by preventing convective heat exchange.
• ECMO: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
• EM: Electron Microscope or Electron Microscopy.
• EMS: Emergency Medical System.
• HD: Hemodialysis.
• HLM: Heart Lung Machine.
• ICP: Intracranial Pressure.
• ITS: Intermediate Temperature Storage.
• LAPC: Liquid Assisted Pulmonary Cooling.
• ME Case: A cryonics patient who is autopsied prior to cryopreservation.
• MH: Mild Hypothermia; 33-35ºC.
• MI: Myocardial Infarction.
• MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
• MSOF: Multiple System Organ Failure.
• MW: Molecular Weight.
• Neuro: A type of patient for which only the head is stored.
• NMR: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
• O₂: Oxygen.
• Patient: A cadaver under the custody of a cryonics organization.
• Perfuse: Infuse an organ or system with a fluid, in the case of cryonics, Cryoprotectant solutions.
• Perfusate: The solution that is used for perfusion.
• SAH: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
• SCA: Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
• T_g: The glass transition temperature.
• PIB: Portable Ice Bath.
• Whole Body: A type of patient for which the whole body is cryopreserved and stored.
• WBE: Whole Brain Emulation.