cardiac arrest

noun

: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat

Examples of cardiac arrest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to the autopsy, Brinker was pulled from the pool after he was observed suffering cardiac arrest and then being submerged for 30 seconds. —Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025

Nortriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant used for depression and nerve pain, can cause seizures, dangerous heart arrhythmias and cardiac arrest in children, even at relatively low doses, per The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. —Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025

The youngest victim, identified as Teddy, survived two cardiac arrests while undergoing a routine tonsil operation in 2016, the outlet stated. —Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025

So simple that just about anyone can learn to do it, CPR can literally mean the difference between life and death for someone having a cardiac arrest. —New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cardiac arrest

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed
• celeste

Medical Definition

cardiac arrest

noun

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

called also sudden cardiac arrest