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flatline
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flatline [ˈflætˌlaɪn]
vb (intr) Informal
1. (Medicine) to die or be so near death that the display of one's vital signs on medical monitoring equipment shows a flat line rather than peaks and troughs
2. to remain at a continuous low level


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Activity has flatlined, but that's not good enough.
He wasn't sure of that when Steven flatlined for more than 30 minutes after a reaction to the general anesthesia - a rare syndrome called malignant hyperthermia, which creates a rapid breakdown and overheating of skeletal muscles.
Obama's alarmist prophecy - a bit of typical campaign rhetoric meant to scare his own donors into reaching for their credit cards - is wildly at odds with the flatlined state of conservative third-party efforts.
 
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