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cardioplegia

[ kahr-dee-oh-plee-jee-uh, -juh ]
/ ˌkɑr di oʊˈpli dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun

the temporary arresting of the heartbeat during cardiac surgery by any of various methods, especially by injection of chemical substances.

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Origin of cardioplegia

cardio- + -plegia

Words nearby cardioplegia

cardiopathia nigra, cardiopathy, cardiopericardiopexy, cardiophobia, cardioplasty, cardioplegia, cardioptosia, cardiopulmonary, cardiopulmonary bypass, cardiopulmonary murmur, cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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British Dictionary definitions for cardioplegia

cardioplegia
/ (ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈpliːdʒɪə) /

noun

med deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
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Medical definitions for cardioplegia

cardioplegia
[ kär′dē-ō-plē′jə ]

n.

Paralysis of the heart, or cardiac arrest, as from direct blow or trauma.
Elective, temporary stopping of cardiac activity, usually by using drugs.
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