Phrase guide

clinical death

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A state in which usual medically observable vital signs—such as respiration, heartbeat, and corneal reflex—are not present, but from which patients are sometimes revived.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law, medicine, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: vdekja klinike — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Arabic: موت سريري — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Armenian: կլինիկական մահ (klinikakan mah) — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Azerbaijani: klinik ölüm — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Belarusian: клінічная смерць (kliničnaja smjercʹ) — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Bulgarian: клинична смърт (klinična smǎrt) — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Czech: klinická smrt — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Dutch: klinisch dood — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Esperanto: klinika morto — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Estonian: kliiniline surm — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Finnish: kliininen kuolema — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • French: mort clinique — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • German: klinischer Tod — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Hebrew: מוות קליני — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Hungarian: klinikai halál — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Latvian: klīniskā nāve — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Lithuanian: klinikinė mirtis — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Mongolian: эмнэлзүйн үхэл (emnelzüjn üxel) — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Persian: مرگ بالینی — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Polish: śmierć kliniczna — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Romanian: moarte clinică — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Russian: клини́ческая смерть (kliníčeskaja smertʹ) — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Serbo-Croatian: klìničkā smȑt — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Slovene: klinična smrt — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Spanish: muerte clínica — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Ukrainian: кліні́чна смерть (kliníčna smertʹ) — state in which usual vital signs are not present
  • Vietnamese: chết lâm sàng — state in which usual vital signs are not present