cardiac arrest

noun

: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat

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John William Cannon, 62, from Kentucky, went into cardiac arrest on the way to a hospital and died the next day, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Colorado. Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Along with Welsh centre-back Tom Lockyer, who suffered a cardiac arrest playing for Luton Town in December 2023, the Dane provided the Lille midfielder with a shaft of light amid the fog. Tom Williams, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025 The executioner who initiates the flow of lethal chemicals into Tanzi's body then enters the room to begin the state's three-drug protocol — beginning with etomidate, an anesthetic, followed by rocuronium bromide, a paralytic, and potassium acetate, which will induce cardiac arrest. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 Matthew later told Fox News 11 that his wife suffered cardiac arrest from amniotic fluid embolism just minutes after giving birth to the couple’s son, Crew, via C-section. Korin Miller, SELF, 8 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 1 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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