cryopod

From cryo +‎ pod.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkraɪ.oʊˌpɒd/
• enPR: krīʹō-pŏd
• Hyphenation: cryo‧pod

cryopod (plural cryopods)

1. (science fiction) A sealed pod or chamber used to preserve a living organism, usually a human, in a state of suspended animation or cryosleep at extremely low temperatures.
   • 1986, Energy and Technology Review, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, page 35:

     These loads include 10 external cryopod pumps, …

   • 2003, Eric Nylund, Halo: First Strike, New York: Del Rey, →ISBN, page 38:

     He glanced at the scan display. The contact resolved into a clearer image: definitely a UNSC cryopod.