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arrest /ar·rest/ (ah-rest´) cessation or stoppage, as of a function or a disease process. cardiac arrest sudden cessation of the pumping function of the heart with disappearance of arterial blood pressure, connoting either ventricular fibrillation or ventricular standstill. developmental arrest a temporary or permanent cessation of development. epiphyseal arrest premature interruption of longitudinal growth of bone by fusion of the epiphysis and diaphysis. maturation arrest interruption of the process of development, as of blood cells, before the final stage is reached. sinus arrest a pause in the normal cardiac rhythm due to a momentary failure of the sinus node to initiate an impulse, lasting for an interval that is not an exact multiple of the normal cardiac cycle.
arrest Etymology: L, ad, restare, to withstand to inhibit, restrain, or stop, as to arrest the course of a disease. See also cardiac arrest. arrest sudden cessation or stoppage. cardiac arrest sudden and often unexpected stoppage of effective heart action. Either the periodic impulses which trigger the coordinated heart muscle contractions cease or ventricular fibrillation or flutter occurs in which the individual muscle fibers have a rapid irregular twitching. epiphyseal arrest premature arrest of the longitudinal growth of bone due to fusion of the epiphysis and diaphysis. maturation arrest interruption of the process of development, as of blood cells, before the final stage is reached. sinoatrial arrest a disturbance in cardiac conduction in which the sinoatrial node intermittently fails to generate an impulse. There are no P waves or PQRS-T complexes for at least twice the normal R-R interval. If the pauses are long enough, junctional or ventricular escape complexes may occur. Occurs most commonly in brachycephalic dogs, causing only minor clinical signs. ARREST Cardiology A clinical trial–AngioRad™ Radiation for Restenosis–to evaluate the safety of US Surgical's AngioRad™ gamma system in ↓ restenosis in native vessels after angioplasty
with/without stents. See Angiorad. arrest Cardiology noun Cardiac arrest, see there verb To stop, a term referring to the ceasing of all activity of an organ. See Hypothermic circulatory arrest. Patient discussion about Sinoatrial arrest. Q. WHAT IS CARDIAC ARREST why do people have IT? A. cardiac arrest is when the heart stops pumping blood. stops working. it can happen in a few cases: Read more or ask a question about Sinoatrial arrest1) it doesn't get oxygen and there for a part of it dies and make the whole heart stopping- heart attack. 2) in electric shock it may cause the electric pulse that generate movement in the heart to stop. 3)from harsh septic shock. 4) from any shock actually :). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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