CARDIOPLEGIA


Meaning of CARDIOPLEGIA in English

/kahr'dee oh plee"jee euh, -jeuh/ , n.

the temporary arresting of the heartbeat during cardiac surgery by any of various methods, esp. by injection of chemical substances.

[ CARDIO- + -PLEGIA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .