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flatline
flat·line F5173400 (flăt′līn′)intr.v. flat·lined, flat·lin·ing, flat·lines 1. To show a horizontal line on the monitor of an electrocardiogram or an electroencephalogram, indicating no electrical activity.2. Informal To die.3. To be in an unchanging condition: Participation in civic activities has flatlined in recent years.adj. Being or relating to an electrocardiogram or an electroencephalogram that indicates no electrical activity.flatline (ˈflætˌlaɪn) vb (intr) 1. (Medicine) to die or be so near death that the display of one's vital signs on medical monitoring equipment shows a flat line rather than peaks and troughs2. to remain at a continuous low levelTranslationsflatline
flatlineslang To die or come very close to death. The "flat line" in question is a straight, horizontal line on an electrocardiogram or electroencephalogram indicating a lack of heart or brain activity (as opposed to the peaks and valleys displayed as a result of measuring the vital signs of a living person). The patient flatlined and we were unable to resuscitate. Time of death was 18:56.flatline in. to die. (From the flatness of the line on an EEG monitor when the heart stops.) It appeared that the patient flatlined during the night. |