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Asystole

Asystole Meaning & Definition
Asystole Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Asystole?

[n] absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death

Synonyms | Synonyms for Asystole: cardiac arrest | cardiopulmonary arrest

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See Also | pathology

Asystole In Webster's Dictionary

\A*sys"to*le\, n. [Pref. a- not + systole.] (Physiol.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.

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