An absence of a systole; a failure of the heart to contract.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cardiology, medicine, pathology, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest, flatline
Antonyms: none provided
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pathology