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British Dictionary definitions for asystole

asystole

noun
  1. pathol the absence of heartbeat; cardiac arrest
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Derived Formsasystolic (ˌæsɪsˈtɒlɪk), adjective
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Word Origin and History for asystole

n.

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

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asystole in Medicine

asystole

(ā-sĭs′tə-lē, ə-sĭs′-)
n.
  1. The absence of contractions of the heart.
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Related formsa′sys•tol′ic (ā′sĭ-stŏl′ĭk) adj.
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