asystole









asystole


asystole noun

  1. 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.

  1. The absence of contractions of the heart.

Related formsa′sys•tol′ic (ā′sĭ-stŏl′ĭk) adj.

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