clinically dead

"You were clinically dead for almost two minutes," she said.

Earlier reports of him being clinically dead have not been supported by other sources.

The knife hit him in the heart and for several minutes, he was clinically dead.

In any case, the late president appears to be clinically dead.

He had been confirmed clinically dead since the previous Sunday afternoon.

We've all heard of people who were clinically dead, then returned to life.

When the heartbeat and breath stop, the person is clinically dead.

That last time they made her clinically dead on purpose.

These phenomena are usually reported after an individual has been pronounced clinically dead or very close to death.

Men with bullets in the heart or brain fight on, though already clinically dead.