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cardiac arrest
1. A sudden cessation of the pumping function of the heart with the disappearance of arterial blood pressure, connoting either ventricular fibrillation or ventricular standstill.
2. The sudden stopping of the heartbeat and therefore of the pumping action of the heart.

Cardiac arrest requires immediate treatment to prevent brain damage and death.

This entry is located in the following unit: cardio-, cardi-, card- (page 3)
false arrest (s), false arrests (pl) (nouns)
An arrest by police that is not legally justified: "She was suing the police for her false arrest."
This entry is located in the following units: fals-, fall- + (page 2) vid-, video-, vis-, -vision, -visional, -visionally, visuo-, vu- (page 4)
sudden cardiac arrest, SCA
Sudden death due to cardiac causes rather than to trauma.

The event begins with an abrupt loss of consciousness within one hour of the onset of acute symptoms.

Sudden cardiac arrest occurs most commonly in individuals with known preexisting heart disease, but in whom the time and mode of death were unexpected.

This entry is located in the following unit: cardio-, cardi-, card- (page 15)
Word Entries at Get Words: “arrest”
arrest
Taking people into custody and restraining them until they can be brought before a court to answer the charges against them.
This entry is located in the following unit: Criminal Court Words or Judicial Terms + (page 3)