 asystole |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine,pathology) absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death | |
| Synonyms: | cardiopulmonary_arrest cardiac_arrest | |
| Related terms: | pathology | |
| Similar spelling: |
assist associate associated |
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