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.