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cardiac arrest

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkɑɹdiˌæk əˈɹɛst

Definitions

The sudden and complete cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“She went a few months before Sukumar died, a cardiac arrest in the middle of an afternoon nap, her rickety heart beating one moment, and then no more.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cardiac board cardiac muscle cardiac output cardiac passion cardiac plexus cardiac syndrome X

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