Search Result for "cardiac_massage":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest;
[syn: cardiac massage, heart massage]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cardiac massage n 1: an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest [syn: cardiac massage, heart massage]