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Cardiac arrest

Also called Heart stops

CardiologyEmergency MedicineEssential

Sudden cessation of effective heart pumping, causing loss of consciousness and death within minutes without CPR.

Korean

심정지

심장의 효과적인 펌프 기능이 갑자기 중단되는 상태; 즉시 심폐소생술을 시행하지 않으면 수분 내 사망에 이름.

French

Arrêt cardiaque

Arrêt brutal de la pompe cardiaque entraînant perte de conscience et décès en quelques minutes sans réanimation cardiopulmonaire.

Word parts

  • cardi/oRoot(Greek) Heart
  • -acSuffix(Greek) Pertaining to

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