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English noun: cardiac arrest | |||
| 1. | cardiac arrest (state) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pathology | ||
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