Cardiac Arrest

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːrdiæk əˈrɛst/

Definitions of cardiac arrest

noun a sudden, sometimes fatal, stoppage of the heartbeat

Example Sentences

A1 Cardiac arrest is a serious medical emergency.

A2 During cardiac arrest, the heart stops beating suddenly.

B1 Immediate CPR is crucial in the event of cardiac arrest.

B2 A defibrillator is often used to treat cardiac arrest.

C1 Survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest can be low.

C2 Advanced life support measures are necessary to manage cardiac arrest effectively.

Examples of cardiac arrest in a Sentence

formal The patient went into cardiac arrest during surgery.

informal I heard that John's uncle had a cardiac arrest last night.

slang Did you hear about that guy who had a heart attack? It was like a cardiac arrest or something.

figurative When the power went out, it was like a cardiac arrest for the whole building's electrical system.

Grammatical Forms of cardiac arrest

• past tense: experienced
• plural: cardiac arrests
• comparative: more cardiac arrest
• superlative: most cardiac arrest
• present tense: experiencing
• future tense: will experience
• perfect tense: have experienced
• continuous tense: is experiencing
• singular: cardiac arrest
• positive degree: cardiac arrest
• infinitive: to experience cardiac arrest
• gerund: experiencing
• participle: experiencing

Origin and Evolution of cardiac arrest

First Known Use: 1706 year

Language of Origin: Latin and Middle English

Story behind the word: The term 'cardiac arrest' originates from the combination of the Latin word 'cardiacus' meaning 'of the heart' and the Middle English word 'arest' meaning 'stoppage'.

Evolution of the word: Initially used to describe a sudden stoppage of the heart's function, the term 'cardiac arrest' has evolved to specifically refer to the cessation of the heart's pumping action leading to a lack of blood flow to the body.