cardiac death; clinical death
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Meanings
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cardiac death; death determined by the cessation of heartbeat
technicalMedical and legal term distinguishing it from brain death (脑死亡). Historically the traditional standard for declaring death, still used in many legal contexts alongside or in contrast to neurological criteria.
Chuán传
tǒng统
yī医
xué学
shàng上
，
xīn心
zàng脏
sǐ死
wáng亡
yī一
zhí直
shì是
zuì最
zhǔ主
yào要
de的
sǐ死
wáng亡
pàn判
dìng定
biāo标
zhǔn准
。
In traditional medicine, cardiac death has always been the primary criterion for determining death.
Yī医
shēng生
zhèng正
shì式
xuān宣
bù布
huàn患
zhě者
yǐ已
jīng经
xīn心
zàng脏
sǐ死
wáng亡
。
The doctor formally declared that the patient had suffered cardiac death.
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Suí随
zhe着
qì器
guān官
yí移
zhí植
jì技
shù术
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
，
xīn心
zàng脏
sǐ死
wáng亡
yǔ与
nǎo脑
sǐ死
wáng亡
de的
jiè界
dìng定
biàn变
de得
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
zhòng重
yào要
。
With the advancement of organ transplantation technology, the distinction between cardiac death and brain death has become increasingly important.