CPR

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A form of cardiopulmonary resuscitation — A first aid procedure for cardiac arrest involving compression of the chest wall alternating with artificial respiration.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

nounCPR (countable and uncountable, plural CPRs)

plural CPRs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

    Coral, who had taken a CPR course, called 911 and told the others not to touch Amelia.

    2025 November 30, David Darlington, “The Shocking Crash That Led Marin County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025
    1 more example

    If there is no pulse, or if the pulse rate is less than 60 beats per minute with signs of poor perfusion (eg, poor skin color, unconscious), perform CPR.

    2007, Benjamin Gulli, Stephen J. Rahm, Professional Rescuer CPR, Jones & Bartlett Learning, →ISBN, page 45
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of calibrated peer review.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of common-pool resource.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of corrosion penetration rate.

    CPR, in units of micrometers per year, is calcualted using Faraday's law:

    2018, C. Suryanarayana, A. Inoue, Bulk Metallic Glasses, second edition, Boca Raton, F.L.: CRC Press, →ISBN, unnumbered page
proper noun
  1. CanadaUSabbreviationinitialismrail transportInitialism of Canadian Pacific Railway.
  2. EnglandWalesabbreviationinitialismlawInitialism of Civil Procedure Rules.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen

Broader
resuscitationemergency procedure

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch CPR
  • CPRcardiopulmonary resuscitation
Finnish PPE
  • PPEcardiopulmonary resuscitation
French RCP, RCR
  • RCPcardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • RCRcardiopulmonary resuscitation
German HLW
  • HLWcardiopulmonary resuscitation
Hebrew הַחְיָאָה
  • הַחְיָאָה (hach-ya-áh)cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Icelandic hjarta-lungnalífgun
  • hjarta-lungnalífguncardiopulmonary resuscitation
Indonesian RJP
  • RJPcardiopulmonary resuscitation
Polish RKO
  • RKOcardiopulmonary resuscitation
Spanish RCP
  • RCPcardiopulmonary resuscitation
Swedish HLR
  • HLRcardiopulmonary resuscitation

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APA

CPR. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CPR

MLA

“CPR.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CPR. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CPR,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CPR.

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