asystole
/ (əˈsɪstəlɪ) /
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noun
pathol the absence of heartbeat; cardiac arrest
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Derived forms of asystole
asystolic (ˌæsɪsˈtɒlɪk), adjectiveWords nearby asystole
Asynjur, asyntactic, As You Like It, as you please, asystematic, asystole, Asyut, at, -ata, ataata, at about
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How to use asystole in a sentence
In patients with noisy asystole (asystolie bruyante) the same dose produced no appreciable effect.
Medical definitions for asystole
asystole
[ ā-sĭs′tə-lē, ə-sĭs′- ]
n.
The absence of contractions of the heart.
Other words from asystole
a′sys•tol′ic (ā′sĭ-stŏl′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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