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cardiac arrest meaning and definition
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Definition of cardiac arrest (noun)
- 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, cardiopulmonary arrest
Source: Princeton University Wordnet