Meanings
plural asystoles
- cardiologyAn absence of a systole; a failure of the heart to contract.
Synonyms: cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest, flatline
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn absence of a systole; a failure of the heart to contract.
More synonyms by meaning
nounabsence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- Englishsystole
- Englishasystole
Translations
Catalan asistòlia
- asistòliaabsence of systole
Chinese Mandarin 心跳停止
- 心跳停止 (xīntiào tíngzhǐ)absence of systole
Finnish sydämenpysähdys, asystolia
- sydämenpysähdysabsence of systole
- asystoliaabsence of systole
French asystole, asystolie
- asystoleabsence of systole
- asystolieabsence of systole
Greek ασυστολία
- ασυστολία (asystolía)absence of systole
Icelandic sláttarstöðvun, samdráttarleysi í hjarta
- sláttarstöðvunabsence of systole
- samdráttarleysi í hjartaabsence of systole
- rafleysaabsence of systole
Indonesian asistol
- asistolabsence of systole
Italian asistolia
- asistoliaabsence of systole
Polish asystolia
- asystoliaabsence of systole
Portuguese assistolia
- assistoliaabsence of systole
Romanian asistolie
- asistolieabsence of systole
Russian асистоли́я
- асистоли́я (asistolíja)absence of systole
Spanish asistolia
- asistoliaabsence of systole
Cite this entry
asystole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asystole
“asystole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asystole. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asystole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asystole.
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