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CARDIOGENIC SHOCK

Dictionary entry overview: What does cardiogenic shock mean?

• CARDIOGENIC SHOCK (noun)
The noun CARDIOGENIC SHOCK has 1 sense:

1. shock caused by cardiac arrest

Familiarity information: CARDIOGENIC SHOCK used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CARDIOGENIC SHOCK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Shock caused by cardiac arrest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("cardiogenic shock" is a kind of...):

shock ((pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor)

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