- cardiopulmonary arrest as a noun:
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cardiopulmonary arrest
noun
1 cardiopulmonary arrest
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: asystole, cardiac arrest.
Dutch: hartstilstand
Polish: asystolia
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