The difference between Brain death and Clinical death

When used as nouns, brain death means an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity, whereas clinical death means a state in which usual medically observable vital signs—such as respiration, heartbeat, and corneal reflex—are not present, but from which patients are sometimes revived.


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  1. Brain death as a noun (medicine):

    An irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.

  1. Clinical death as a noun (medicine, legal):

    A state in which usual medically observable vital signs—such as respiration, heartbeat, and corneal reflex—are not present, but from which patients are sometimes revived.

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