Medical Term:
cardiac standstill
Definition:
- a term denoting cessation of cardiac output due to ventricular fibrillation.
- less commonly used to describe c. arrest associated with any malignant dysrhythmia that results in cessation of organized circulation of blood, including asystole (q.v.).
[O.E. standan, to stand, + stille, free of sound or movement]
See Also: pulseless electrical activity
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