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asystole

/ (əˈsɪstəlɪ) /

noun

pathol the absence of heartbeat; cardiac arrest

RELATED WORDS

tachycardia

Nearby words

  1. asynergia,
  2. asynergy,
  3. asynjur,
  4. asyntactic,
  5. asystematic,
  6. asyut,
  7. at,
  8. at a discount,
  9. at a loss,
  10. at a low ebb
Derived Formsasystolic (ˌæsɪsˈtɒlɪk), adjective
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Word Origin and History for asystole

asystole

n.

1860, from Modern Latin, from Greek a-, privative prefix (see a- (3)), + systole "contraction" (see systole).

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Medicine definitions for asystole

asystole

[ ā-sĭs′tə-lē, ə-sĭs′- ]

n.

The absence of contractions of the heart.
Related formsa′sys•tol′ic (ā′sĭ-stŏl′ĭk) adj.
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