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
cardioplegia
cardioplegia [kahr″de-o-ple´jah]
car·di·o·ple·gia (kär d - -pl j )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 [kahr″de-o-ple´jah]
arrest of myocardial contraction, as by use of chemical compounds or cold in cardiac surgery. adj., adj cardiopleg´ic.
cardioplegia
arrest of myocardial contraction, as by use of chemical compounds or cold in cardiac surgery.
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