ALL meanings of cardioplegia
car·di·o·ple·gi·a
C c - noun cardioplegia 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 3
- noun cardioplegia the temporary arresting of the heartbeat during cardiac surgery by any of various methods, especially by injection of chemical substances. 1
- noun cardioplegia (surgery) The deliberate, temporary cessation of cardiac activity before heart surgery. 0