cardiopulmonary resuscitation

noun

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

“Near-synonyms: mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth, heart massage”

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mouth-to-mouth resuscitationmouth-to-mouthheart massageCPRcardiac resuscitationkiss of life
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Meanings

nouncardiopulmonary resuscitation (countable and uncountable, plural cardiopulmonary resuscitations)

plural cardiopulmonary resuscitations

  1. countableuncountableA first aid procedure for cardiac arrest involving compression of the chest wall alternating with artificial respiration.

    Near-synonyms: mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth, heart massage

    1 more example

    A DNR decision determines whether or not patients receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

    2005, Ralph L Piedmont, Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion

    Synonyms: mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth, heart massage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA first aid procedure for cardiac arrest involving compression of the chest wall alternating with artificial respiration.

Similar
mouth-to-mouth resuscitationmouth-to-mouthheart massage

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
CPRcardiac resuscitationmouth-to-mouth resuscitationkiss of life
Broader
resuscitationemergency procedure
Also see
kiss of lifemouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan reanimació cardiopulmonar
  • reanimació cardiopulmonara first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Chinese Mandarin 心肺復甦術 /心肺复苏术
  • 心肺復甦術 /心肺复苏术 (xīnfèi fùsūshù)a first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Dutch cardiopulmonale resuscitatie
  • cardiopulmonale resuscitatiea first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Esperanto kora-pulma revivigo
  • kora-pulma revivigoa first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Estonian elustamine
  • elustaminea first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Finnish painelu-puhalluselvytys
  • painelu-puhalluselvytysa first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
French réanimation cardio-pulmonaire, RCP
  • réanimation cardio-pulmonairea first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
  • RCPa first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
  • réanimation cardio-respiratoirea first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
  • RCRa first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
German Herz-Lungen-Wiederbelebung
  • Herz-Lungen-Wiederbelebunga first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Hungarian kardiopulmonális reszuszcitáció, szív-tüdő újraélesztés
  • kardiopulmonális reszuszcitációa first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
  • szív-tüdő újraélesztésa first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
  • kardiopulmonális újraélesztésa first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Icelandic hjarta-lungnalífgun
  • hjarta-lungnalífguna first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Indonesian resusitasi jantung paru
  • resusitasi jantung parua first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Irish athbheochan chardascamhógach
  • athbheochan chardascamhógacha first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Italian rianimazione cardiopolmonare, RCP
  • rianimazione cardiopolmonarea first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
  • RCPa first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Japanese 心肺蘇生法
  • 心肺蘇生法 (shinpai soseihō)a first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Korean 심폐소생술
  • 심폐소생술 (simpyesosaengsul)a first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Polish resuscytacja, resuscytacja krążeniowo-oddechowa
  • resuscytacjaa first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
  • resuscytacja krążeniowo-oddechowaa first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Portuguese ressuscitação cardiopulmonar, reanimação cardiopulmonar
  • ressuscitação cardiopulmonara first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
  • reanimação cardiopulmonara first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
  • ressuscitação cardiorrespiratóriaa first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
  • reanimação cardiorrespiratóriaa first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Russian серде́чно-лёгочная реанима́ция, СЛР
  • серде́чно-лёгочная реанима́ция (serdéčno-ljógočnaja reanimácija)a first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
  • СЛР (SLR)a first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Spanish resucitación cardiopulmonar
  • resucitación cardiopulmonara first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Swedish hjärt-lungräddning
  • hjärt-lungräddninga first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Vietnamese hồi sức tim phổi
  • hồi sức tim phổia first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
Cite this entry
APA

cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiopulmonary%20resuscitation

MLA

“cardiopulmonary resuscitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiopulmonary%20resuscitation. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cardiopulmonary resuscitation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiopulmonary%20resuscitation.

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