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[[File:LPOG1 - Cryonic Tubes.png|thumb|Dr. [[Salik]] and Commander | [[File:LPOG1 - Cryonic Tubes.png|thumb|Dr. [[Salik]] and Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] discuss the status of infected [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilots who are in cryogen tubes ([[TOS]]: "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]").]] | ||
'''Cryogenic suspension''' or '''suspended animation''' is a means of slowing down life functions so as to preserve life for transportation and medical purposes. | '''Cryogenic suspension''' or '''suspended animation''' is a means of slowing down life functions so as to preserve life for transportation and medical purposes. | ||
Cryogenic suspension is utilized during long periods of interstellar travel, where such travel may last longer than the ability of a ship's life support systems to otherwise maintain human life | Cryogenic suspension is utilized during long periods of interstellar travel, where such travel may last longer than the ability of a ship's life support systems to otherwise maintain human life ([[TOS]]: "[[Greetings from Earth]]"). | ||
In addition, cryogenic suspension is a [[Life Sciences of the Twelve Colonies (TOS)|life science]] mastered by the Colonials, having used [[cryogen tube|such technology]] to slow down unidentified disease in a subject | In addition, cryogenic suspension is a [[Life Sciences of the Twelve Colonies (TOS)|life science]] mastered by the Colonials, having used [[cryogen tube|such technology]] to slow down unidentified disease in a subject ([[TOS]]: "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]"). | ||
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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]]." | ||
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