| BMA | bone marrow arrest; British Medical Association |
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| CA | anterior commissure [Lat. commissura anterior]; calcium antagonist; California [rabbit]; cancer; Can... |
| CAC | cardiac-accelerator center; cardiac arrest code; circulating anticoagulant |
| CPA | Canadian Physiotherapy Association; Canadian Psychiatric Association; carboxypeptidase A; cardiopulm... |
| DHCA | deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest |
| gas | Growth arrest specific |
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| HCA | Hypothermic circulatory arrest |
| OHCA | Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest |
| SCA | Sudden Cardiac Arrest |
| heart arrest | Sudden and usually momentary cessation of cardiac function. This sudden cessation may, but not usually, lead to death, sudden, cardiac. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| heart arrest, induced | Arrest of the contraction of the myocardium by the use of cardioplegic chemical compounds (cardioplegic solutions) or of cold during heart surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sinus arrest | <cardiology, physiology> Cessation of sinus activity; the ventricles may continue to beat under ectopic atrial, atrioventricular junctional, or idioventricular control. See: sinus standstill, atrial standstill. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep hypothermic arrest | Stoppage of electrical and mechanical cardiac activity that occurs when the heart is cooled. (05 Mar 2000) |