Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
cardigan
Cardigan Bay
Cardigan Welsh corgi
Cardiganshire
cardinal
cardinal flower
cardinal number
cardinal point
cardinal virtue
cardinal vowel
cardinalate
cardinalship
cardio-
cardioaccelerator
cardiogenic
cardiogram
cardiograph
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

cardiac arrest
car·di·ac ar·rest (plural car·di·ac ar·rests)


noun 
Definition:
 
heart attack: 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.
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft