cardiac arrest

noun

: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat

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Carrington said Ny'Leek died of cardiac arrest Thursday, a little more than a year after surviving a hit-and-run that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026 Our team found that a hospital cyberattack cut the odds of surviving a cardiac arrest without devastating brain damage by nearly 90% at nearby hospitals, not just the one that was attacked. Jeffrey Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026 Once in the ambulance, EMS personnel determined that Jackson was in cardiac arrest. Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026 The Quinlan story In April 1975, at the age of 21, Karen Ann Quinlan suffered a cardiac arrest and loss of oxygen to the brain while at a friend’s party. Robert S. Olick, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 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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