chemopreservation

English

Etymology

chemo- +‎ preservation

Noun

chemopreservation (uncountable)

1. A technique for preserving the body of an organism by means of a chemical fixative.
   • 2015 September 12, Amy Harmon, “A Dying Young Woman’s Hope in Cryonics and a Future”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Under Dr. Mikula’s method, called chemopreservation, neuroscientists first insert a needle filled with a chemical fixative into an anesthetized animal’s heart while it is still alive to pump the fixative through the brain, essentially gluing its structure in place.