CPR

American  

abbreviation

1. cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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CPR British  

abbreviation

1. cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CPR Scientific  

/ sē′pē-är′ /

1. Short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. An emergency procedure in which the heart and lungs are made to work by manually compressing the chest overlying the heart and forcing air into the lungs. CPR is used to maintain circulation when the heart stops pumping, usually because of disease, drugs, or trauma.

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Example Sentences

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CPR

The girl was found while deputies were responding, and they took over CPR from bystanders until medics and fire personnel arrived, according to the post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Bystanders – including Craig Bowe, who made three rescue attempts – sprang into action as the tragedy unfolded, administering CPR to the Rahmans.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Distiller Davide Campari CPR 0.82%increase; up pointing triangle -Milano backed its sales-growth target for the year after momentum continued into the start of the peak summer drinking season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Bystanders - including Craig Lowe, who made three rescue attempts - sprung into action as the tragedy unfolded, administering CPR to the Rahmans.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Ice gave the guys who had given the man CPR twenty dollars each.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers