Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest noun - 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.
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Synonyms for Cardiac arrest
Stroke and cardiac arrest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stroke" instead a noun phrase "Cardiac arrest".
Stroke
Stroke noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Cardiac arrest and stroke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cardiac arrest" instead a noun "Stroke".
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In 2008, Tim Smith had a stroke and cardiac arrest, leaving the band without a frontman.
Source: Music / Cardiacs - Tim then had a further stroke and Cardiac Arrest and is thus unable to even talk, let alone perform.
Source: Music / Cardiacs
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Stroke and Cardiac arrest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cardiac_arrest/stroke
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