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cardioplegia
cardioplegia (ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈpliːdʒɪə) n (Medicine) med deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried outcardioplegia
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.car·di·o·ple·gi·a (kar'dē-ō-plē'jē-ă), 1. Paralysis of the heart. 2. An elective stopping of cardiac activity temporarily by injection of chemicals, selective hypothermia, or electrical stimuli. [cardio- + G. plēgē, stroke] car·di·o·ple·gi·a (kahr'dē-ō-plē'jē-ă) 1. Paralysis of the heart. 2. An elective temporary cessation of cardiac activity by injection of chemicals, selective hypothermia, or electrical stimuli and used to perform surgery on the heart. [cardio- + G. plēgē, stroke]cardioplegia Deliberate temporary stopping of the heart beat (contractions) in the course of heart surgery, either by cooling or by means of drugs. |