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noun (plural flat·lines) |
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EEG or EKG reading: a monitor readout on an EEG or EKG indicating total cessation of brain or cardiac activity, respectively
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intransitive verb (past and past participle flat·lined, present participle flat·lin·ing, 3rd person present singular flat·lines) |
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be in cardiac arrest: to show none of the electrical currents associated with heart or brain activity on a monitor
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 flat·lin·er noun |
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