cardiac arrest

noun

: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat

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Prosecutors said the student died 24 days later from sudden cardiac arrest while exercising with his basketball team. Ciara McCarthy 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026 About 24 days later, the student died from sudden cardiac arrest while exercising with his basketball team. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 Bigi was only 7 years old when his father died from acute Propofol intoxication and a subsequent cardiac arrest in June 2009, according to NPR. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Heard died in 2017 from cardiac arrest at the age of 71. Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 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 29 Jun. 2026.

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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