cardioplegic
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cardioplegic — adjective Exhibiting or characterized by cardioplegia … Wiktionary
cardioplegic solution — a cold solution injected into the aortic root or coronary ostia to induce cardiac arrest and protect the heart from damage during open heart surgery; it is usually potassium in either a buffered electrolyte solution or blood … Medical dictionary
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation — CPR redirects here. For other uses, see CPR (disambiguation). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Intervention CPR being performed on a mannequin ICD 9 … Wikipedia
cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a … Universalium
arrest — 1. To stop, check, or restrain. 2. A stoppage; interference with, or checking of, the regular course of a disease, a symptom, or the performance of a function. 3. Inhibition of a developmental process, usually at the ultimate stage of… … Medical dictionary
cardioplegia — 1. Paralysis of the heart. 2. An elective stopping of cardiac activity temporarily by injection of chemicals, selective hypothermia, or electrical stimuli. [cardio + G. plege, stroke] antegrade c. c. effected by delivery of solutions through the… … Medical dictionary
contracture — Static muscle shortening due to tonic spasm or fibrosis, to loss of muscular balance, the antagonists being paralyzed or to a loss of motion of the adjacent joint. [L. contractura, fr. con traho, to draw together] Dupuytren c. a disease of the… … Medical dictionary
cps — Abbreviation for cycles per second. * * * Caerphilly Prospective Study; Cancer Prevention Study; carbamoylphosphate synthetase; cardioplegic perfusion solution; cardiopulmonary support; center for preventive services; centipoise; cervical pain… … Medical dictionary
WBCI — Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative (Community » Non Profit Organizations) ** Western Boreal Conservation Initiative (Governmental » Environmental) * Winged Bean Chymotrypsin Inhibitor (Academic & Science » Botany) * Warm Blood Cardioplegic… … Abbreviations dictionary
Plegisol — Pleg·i·sol (pleґjĭ sol) trademark for a cardioplegic solution containing sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and chloride … Medical dictionary
