Pathologic Function
respiratory arrest
res·pi·ra·to·ry ar·rest
Definitions related to respiratory arrest:
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Cessation of breathing function.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Cessation of respiratory function.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest are distinct, but inevitably if untreated, one leads to the other.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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