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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

car·di·o·pul·mo·nar·y re·sus·ci·ta·tion


noun 
Definition:
 
emergency technique to revive somebody: an emergency technique to revive somebody whose heart has stopped beating that involves clearing the person's airways and then alternating heart compression with mouth-to-mouth respiration

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