respiratory arrest

noun

: a state in which one stops breathing

The hospital reported an increase in respiratory arrests.

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Recent Examples on the Web Because of their small size, their bite is often painless, but the toxin acts fast, causing respiratory arrest, heart failure, paralysis, blindness, and eventually death from suffocation. —

Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023

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