asystole - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
Noun
asystole (plural asystoles)
- (pathology, cardiology) An absence of a systole; a failure of the heart to contract.
- ✤ Synonyms: cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest, flatline
Etymology
From a- + systole.
Pronunciation
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