cardiopulmonary arrest
noun
Simple meaning
Absence of systole.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kɑɹdioʊˈpʊlmənɛɹiɚˈɛst
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Definition
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noun
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
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: 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
Used this way, cardiopulmonary arrest is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It turns up most in law or legal contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Law/legal
Usage note
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