cardioplegia

[ kahr-dee-oh-plee-jee-uh, -juh ]
/ ˌkɑr di oʊˈpli dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun

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

Origin of cardioplegia

cardio- + -plegia

Words nearby cardioplegia

cardiopathia nigra, cardiopathy, cardiopericardiopexy, cardiophobia, cardioplasty, cardioplegia, cardioptosia, cardiopulmonary, cardiopulmonary bypass, cardiopulmonary murmur, cardiopulmonary resuscitation

British Dictionary definitions for cardioplegia

cardioplegia
/ (ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈpliːdʒɪə) /

noun

med deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out

Medical definitions for cardioplegia

cardioplegia
[ kär′dē-ō-plē′jə ]

n.

Paralysis of the heart, or cardiac arrest, as from direct blow or trauma.
Elective, temporary stopping of cardiac activity, usually by using drugs.