Asystole

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  • n. Absence of systole; failure of the heart to contract.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, that condition in which a dilated and enfeebled heart remains continuously filled with blood on account of the inability of the left ventricle to discharge more than a small part of its contents. Also called asystolism.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pathology   
    Form
    asystolism    asystolic   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cardiac arrest    cardiopulmonary arrest   
     
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