asystole

English

Etymology

a- +‎ systole.

Noun

asystole (plural asystoles)

(pathology, cardiology) Absence of systole; failure of the heart to contract.

Synonyms

cardiac arrest
cardiopulmonary arrest
flatline

Derived terms

Translations

absence of systole

Chinese:
Mandarin: 心跳停止 (xīntiào tíngzhǐ)
Finnish: sydämenpysähdys (fi), asystolia
Icelandic: sláttarstöðvun (is) f, samdráttarleysi í hjarta n, rafleysa (is) f
Indonesian: asistol
Portuguese: assistolia f
Romanian: asistolie (ro) f

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