Definition of Asystole

1. Noun. Absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death.

Exact synonyms: Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Generic synonyms: Pathology

Definition of Asystole

1. n. A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.

Definition of Asystole

1. a heart malfunction [n -S]

Medical Definition of Asystole

1. Cardiac standstill or arrest, absence of a heartbeat. Synonym: Beau's syndrome. (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asystole

asyndeta
asyndetic
asyndetically
asyndeton
asyndetons
asynechia
asynergia
asynergia
asynergic
asynergic
asynergy
asynergy
asynesia
asystematic
asystole (current term)
asystole (current term)
asystoles
asystolia
asystolic
as an alternative
as a formality
as a group
as a matter of fact
as a whole(ip)
as expected
as far as possible
as follows
as if by magic
as it is
as it were

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