neomort

English

Etymology

Coined by Willard Gaylin. Compare neo- and mortal.

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

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