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beatless

beatless

7.5
A person who has no heartbeat or pulse and needs medical help right away
  • adjective
  • /ˈbiːtləs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sin pulso
  • The doctor confirmed that the patient was beatless after the heart monitor showed no activity.

Examples

  • After the collapse, the paramedics noted that the victim was beatless and required immediate attention.

  • In the medical report, the term beatless was used to describe the absence of a heartbeat during surgery.

  • Heart beatless.

    Killer Movie (2008)

Synonyms

pulseless
vsbeatless
  • Specialized
3 8.5

There is no pulse and no sign of a heartbeat

is used especially in medical contexts to name this state
asystolic
vsbeatless
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The heart has no electrical activity and does not beat

describes absence of heart motion or circulation rather than an electrical cause

Antonyms

alive
∞ 1.0

Still present and not dead

Surface Forms

beatless positive

Morphology

beatless = beat (transparent) = beat + less

Direct, literal formation 'without a beat' referring to absence of heartbeat, easily inferred from 'beat' + '-less'.

Etymology

Beatless is made from beat, as in heartbeat, and the ending -less meaning 'without'. So it literally means 'without a beat', that is, no heartbeat or pulse.