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		dm2 on March 28, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gunshot victims to be suspended between life and d... Languages can evolve, but I personally had zero say in the multiple meaning of the word. What do you propose we call it? Pre-dead? Suspended?

stefantalpalaru on March 28, 2014 [–]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death is the best we have but because it contains the word "death" it's far from perfect.

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