cardiac arrest

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nounPathology.
  1. abrupt cessation of heartbeat.

Origin of cardiac arrest

1
First recorded in 1955–60

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British Dictionary definitions for cardiac arrest

cardiac arrest

noun
  1. failure of the pumping action of the heart, resulting in loss of consciousness and absence of pulse and breathing: a medical emergency requiring immediate resuscitative treatment

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Cultural definitions for cardiac arrest

cardiac arrest

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