Lazarus effect
Resuscitation after death
The Lazarus effect is the return of signs of life after apparent death, named for the biblical figure Jesus raised from the grave.
It appears in medicine for spontaneous circulation returning after failed resuscitation, in ecology for species reappearing after presumed extinction, and in pharmacology for dramatic drug responses: The Lazarus effect brought her back after we'd stopped CPR.
Revival from death
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- divine interventionGodly action in affairs
- reanimationRestoration of life
- biblicalOf sacred texts
supernatural · wonder · astonishment · amazement · phenomenon · raising the dead · Bethany · tomb
Recovery after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- reemergenceReturning to visibility
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
restoration · turnaround · second chance · reawakening · reinvention · recovery · renewal · revitalization
Restoring vital functions
- defibrillationElectric cardiac rhythm reset
- CPREmergency revival technique
- flatlineShow no heartbeat
- cardiac arrestAbrupt cessation of circulation
ROSC · brain death · life support · ICU · clinical death · vital signs · emergency medicine · near-death experience
Primordial fish still swimming
- living fossilOrganism unchanged since prehistory
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
resurrection
Revival from death
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- divine interventionGodly action in affairs
- reanimationRestoration of life
biblical · supernatural · wonder · astonishment · amazement · phenomenon · raising the dead · Bethany · tomb · faith healing
comeback
Recovery after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- reemergenceReturning to visibility
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
renaissance · restoration · turnaround · second chance · reawakening · reinvention · recovery · renewal · revitalization · return
resuscitation
Restoring vital functions
- defibrillationElectric cardiac rhythm reset
- CPREmergency revival technique
- flatlineShow no heartbeat
cardiac arrest · ROSC · brain death · life support · ICU · clinical death · vital signs · emergency medicine · near-death experience · hypothermia
coelacanth
Primordial fish still swimming
- living fossilOrganism unchanged since prehistory
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodiversityRange of life forms
Lazarus effectmass extinction
Large-scale species elimination
clinical death · brain death · extinction event · flatline · terminal decline
Lazarus effectgone for good
final exit · no return · false positive · point of no return · irretrievability
Lazarus effectterminal decline
Irreversible worsening toward end
death spiral · irrelevance · obsolescence · death knell · swan song
Lazarus, effect, effects, effective, effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, effectual, ineffectual