cardiac resuscitation

car·diac·re·suscitation

uncommon

noun

1.

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen

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Grammar

noun
singular	cardiac resuscitation
plural	cardiac resuscitations

Nearby words

cardiac murmur cardiac muscle cardiac output cardiac pacemaker cardiac plexus cardiac rhythm cardiac sphincter cardiac tamponade cardiac valve Cardiff

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