ALL meanings of cardiac arrest
car·di·ac ar·rest
C c - variable noun cardiac arrest A cardiac arrest is a heart attack. 3
- noun cardiac arrest failure of the pumping action of the heart, resulting in loss of consciousness and absence of pulse and breathing: a medical emergency requiring immediate resuscitative treatment 3
- noun cardiac arrest the complete failure of the heart to pump blood 3
- noun cardiac arrest abrupt cessation of heartbeat. 1
- noun cardiac arrest heart failure 1
- noun cardiac arrest (cardiology, pathology) Sudden and complete cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood. 0