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Detailed Synonyms for paralysis of the heart in English

paralysis of the heart:

paralysis of the heart [the ~] nom

  1. the paralysis of the heart
    the heart attack
    – a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function 1
    the heart failure
    – inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions 1
    the stroke
    – a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain 1
    the seizure; the coronary attack; the paralysis of the heart
    the cardiac arrest
    – absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death 1

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