cardioplegia

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noun

The deliberate, temporary cessation of cardiac activity before heart surgery

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Meanings

nouncardioplegia (usually uncountable, plural cardioplegias)

plural cardioplegias

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineThe deliberate, temporary cessation of cardiac activity before heart surgery

Origin

From cardio- + -plegia.

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Translations

Italian cardioplegia
  • cardioplegiadeliberate cessation of cardiac activity
Romanian cardioplegie
  • cardioplegiedeliberate cessation of cardiac activity
Spanish cardioplejia
  • cardioplejiadeliberate cessation of cardiac activity
Cite this entry
APA

cardioplegia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardioplegia

MLA

“cardioplegia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardioplegia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cardioplegia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardioplegia.

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