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cardioplegia

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cardioplegia /car·dio·ple·gia/ (kahr″de-o-ple´jah) arrest of myocardial contractions, as by use of chemical compounds or cold in cardiac surgery.cardiople´gic
car·di·o·ple·gia (kärd--plj)
n.
1. Paralysis of the heart, or cardiac arrest, as from direct blow or trauma.
2. Elective, temporary stopping of cardiac activity, usually by using drugs.
cardioplegia
[-plē′jə]
Etymology: Gk, kardia + plege, stroke
1 paralysis of the heart.
2 the arrest of myocardial contractions by hypothermia, electrical stimuli, or injection of chemicals for the purpose of performing surgery on the heart. See also cardiac standstill.
cardioplegia
arrest of myocardial contraction, as by use of chemical compounds or cold in cardiac surgery.


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