English Explanatory Dictionary

asystole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An absence of a systole; a failure of the heart to contract.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

asystole asystoles

Etymology

From a- + systole.

Synonyms

cardiac arrest cardiopulmonary arrest flatline

Derived words

asystolic asystolism
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