cardiac arrest
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Related to cardiac arrest: cardiac tamponade, heart attack, heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, ventricular fibrillation
cardiac arrest
n.
1. Sudden cessation of heartbeat and cardiac function, resulting in the loss of effective circulation.
2. An instance of this: personnel who deal with cardiac arrests at sports events.
cardiac arrest
n
(Medicine) failure of the pumping action of the heart, resulting in loss of consciousness and absence of pulse and breathing: a medical emergency requiring immediate resuscitative treatment
car′diac arrest′
n.
abrupt cessation of heartbeat.
[1955–60]
cardiac arrest
A point at which the heart ceases to beat effectively.
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Kreislaufstillstand
sydämenpysähdyssydänpysähdys
hartstilstand
cardiac arrest
n → Herzstillstand m