cardiac arrest

noun

: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat

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Nayeli had suffered a sudden stroke and went into cardiac arrest, according to a Google translation of the GoFundMe her brother, Kevin Clemente, created after she was hospitalized. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 9 May 2025 Which means doctors and nurses tend to cardiac arrest patients in hallways when there’s no room. John Samuels, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 Bernie Mac: 15 Roles to Remember In 2008, Mac died at 50 due to cardiac arrest. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025 Mom-of-three Jasmine Barbuto went into cardiac arrest on April 9 and was eventually discovered on the kitchen floor by her young children. Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cardiac arrest

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cardiac arrest was in 1873

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“Cardiac arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiac%20arrest. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

cardiac arrest

noun
: abrupt temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat (as from ventricular fibrillation or asystole)

called also sudden cardiac arrest

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