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: Cryogenic suspension is "the technique of slowing life functions to a minimum through exposure to intense cold" and is a "common medical technique since the [[Scientific Renaissance]]". It is used in cases where "the necessary antidote is temporarily unavailable, or where elaborate diagnostic tests must be completed" before treatment can begin. | : Cryogenic suspension is "the technique of slowing life functions to a minimum through exposure to intense cold" and is a "common medical technique since the [[Scientific Renaissance]]". It is used in cases where "the necessary antidote is temporarily unavailable, or where elaborate diagnostic tests must be completed" before treatment can begin. | ||
: Cryogenic suspension is also used as a means of keeping the crew of sub-light spacecraft alive so as to minimize food and oxygen consumption.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=28}}</ref> | : Cryogenic suspension is also used as a means of keeping the crew of sub-light spacecraft alive so as to minimize food and oxygen consumption.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=28}}</ref> | ||
* Cryogenic suspension is a misused term for [[w:cryonics|cryonics]] made primarily in most science fiction. A form of cryonics seems to be in use by the Colonials, as exemplified by the formation of ice crystals on | * Cryogenic suspension is a misused term for [[w:cryonics|cryonics]] made primarily in most science fiction. A form of cryonics seems to be in use by the Colonials, as exemplified by the formation of ice crystals on [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] in the [[cryogen tube]] in "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]." | ||
== References == | == References == | ||