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asystole

noun

Meaning

  1. Absence of systole; failure of the heart to contract.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

cardiac arrest(English)cardiopulmonary arrest(English)asystolia(English)asystoly(English)flatline(English)aperistalsis(English)pulselessness(English)noncontraction(English)cardiopulmonary(English)fibrillation(English)ventricular(English)resuscitation(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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