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flatline

flatline [ flát līn ]


noun  (plural flatlines)
Definition:
 
EEG or EKG reading: a monitor read-out on an EEG or EKG indicating total cessation of brain or cardiac activity, respectively



intransitive verb  (3rd person present singular flatlines, present participle flatlining, past and past participle flatlined)
Definition:
 
North America be in cardiac arrest: to show none of the electrical currents associated with heart or brain activity on a monitor ( slang )


flatliner noun
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