Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "cryonic" yana da alaƙa da ko kuma nuna tsarin kiyaye jikin mutum ko nama a yanayin zafi sosai da fatan maido da shi zuwa rayuwa a wani lokaci na gaba. Kalmar "cryonics" tana nufin al'adar cryopreservation, wanda ya haɗa da daskare ga jiki ko sashin jiki a matsanancin zafi (-196 ° C) a cikin bege na farfado da shi daga baya lokacin da fasahar likitanci ta ci gaba sosai don warkar da yanayin da ya haifar da shi. mutuwar mutum. Cryonics wani fanni ne na gwaji da gardama na kimiyya, kuma tasirinsa da tasirinsa, batutuwa ne da ake ta muhawara a kai.