cardiac_arrest | ||
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 asystole | |
Related terms: | pathology | |
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cardiac_valve cardiac_cycle cardiac_pacemaker cardiac_rhythm cardiac_plexus cardiac_output cardiac_muscle cardiac_murmur cardiac_monitor cardiac_massage cardiac_tamponade cardiac_sphincter cardiac_glycoside cardiac_glucoside |