neomort

English

Etymology

Coined by Willard Gaylin. Compare neo- and mortal.

Noun

neomort (plural neomorts)

1. (medicine) 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.

Anagrams

• Montero, Moreton, menorot, montero