cardioplegia
[kahr-dee-oh-plee-jee-uh, -juh]
- 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
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cardioplegia
- 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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cardioplegia
(kär′dē-ō-plē′jə)- 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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