Phrase guide

cardiac arrest

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkɑɹdiˌæk əˈɹɛst/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The sudden and complete cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: cardiology, medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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: asystole, cardiopulmonary arrest

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pathology

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَكْتَة قَلْبِيَّة (sakta qalbiyya) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Arabic: سَكْتَة قَلْبِيَّة (sakta galbiyya) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Arabic: جَلْطَة (jalṭa) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Catalan: aturada cardíaca — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心臟停搏 /心脏停搏 (xīnzàng tíngbó) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心臟驟停 /心脏骤停 (xīnzàng zhòutíng) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心搏驟停 /心搏骤停 (xīnbó zhòutíng) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Danish: hjertestop — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Dutch: hartstilstand — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Esperanto: korhalto — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Finnish: sydänpysähdys — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Finnish: sydämenpysähdys — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • French: arrêt cardiaque — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • German: Kreislaufstillstand — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • German: Herzstillstand — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Greek: καρδιακή ανακοπή (kardiakí anakopí) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Gujarati: હૃદયસ્તંભતા (hŕdyastambhtā) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Hungarian: (hirtelen) szívmegállás/szívleállás — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Hungarian: szívszélhűdés — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Hungarian: szívbénulás — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Icelandic: hjartastopp — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Indonesian: henti jantung — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Italian: arresto cardiaco — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Japanese: 心停止 (shinteishi) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Korean: 심정지 (simjeongji) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Latin: cessātiō circulātiōnis — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Malay: henti jantung — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Malayalam: ഹൃദയസ്തംഭനം (hr̥dayastambhanaṁ) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Plautdietsch: Hoatschlach — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Polish: zatrzymanie akcji serca — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Polish: nagłe zatrzymanie krążenia — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Polish: NZK — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Portuguese: parada cardíaca — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Portuguese: paragem cardíaca — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Romanian: stop cardiac — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Russian: остано́вка се́рдца (ostanóvka sérdca) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Serbo-Croatian: srčani udar — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Serbo-Croatian: infarkt — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Serbo-Croatian: infarkt miokarda — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Spanish: paro cardiaco — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Swedish: hjärtstillestånd — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Thai: หัวใจหยุดเต้น (hǔua-jai-yùt-dtên) — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Turkish: kalp durması — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood
  • Welsh: ataliad y galon — cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood