brain dead

/breɪn dɛd/
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Definitions of brain dead
  1. adjective
    having irreversible loss of brain function as indicated by a persistent flat electroencephalogram
    “was declared brain dead”
    synonyms:
    dead
    no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
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