cardiac arrest

noun

: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat

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This led to a multitude of problems that culminated in Lady going into cardiac arrest. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025 In 1993, Celtics star Reggie Lewis went into cardiac arrest and died while working out at the team’s practice facility. Steve Buckley, New York Times, 14 May 2025 Fisher died four days after going into cardiac arrest on a flight from London to Los Angeles in December 2016. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 12 May 2025 Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio to Regina Maria Sivori and Mario Jose Francisco in Argentina, died on Monday, April 21, 2025, of a stroke and cardiac arrest, according to the Vatican. Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 23 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 28 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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