Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neomort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neo-mort
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brain-dead human being that could be kept on life support for organ transplantation, medical and nursing education, and drug research.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Coined by Willard Gaylin. Compare neo- and mortal.

Inflected Forms

neomorts (plural)

Questions

What does neomort mean?: A brain-dead human being that could be kept on life support for organ transplantation, medical and nursing education, and drug research.
Where does neomort come from?: Coined by Willard Gaylin. Compare neo- and mortal.

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