asystole noun
- pathol the absence of heartbeat; cardiac arrest
Derived Formsasystolic (ˌæsɪsˈtɒlɪk), adjective Related Words for asystole asystole, tachycardia Word Origin and History for asystole n.
1860, from Modern Latin, from Greek a-, privative prefix (see a- (3)), + systole “contraction” (see systole).
asystole in Medicine asystole [ā-sĭs′tə-lē, ə-sĭs′-] n.
- The absence of contractions of the heart.
Related formsa′sys•tol′ic (ā′sĭ-stŏl′ĭk) adj.