Meanings
nounLazarus syndrome (uncountable)
- uncountableThe spontaneous return of circulation after failed attempts at resuscitation.
Origin
After the Biblical Lazarus, said to have been raised from the dead.
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Lazarus syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lazarus%20syndrome
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“Lazarus syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lazarus%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lazarus syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lazarus%20syndrome.
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