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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmasaje cardíaco
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maˈsaxe karˈdjako
"Le practicaron un masaje cardíaco en la sala de urgencias."
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2 senses- 1
The rhythmic compression of the heart, either directly through an open chest or indirectly through the chest wall, to restore circulation.
"The emergency physician performed immediate cardiac massage to maintain blood flow to the brain." - 2
A lifesaving first-aid procedure historically referred to before the standardization of modern cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
"Standard training now integrates chest compressions into CPR rather than relying solely on traditional cardiac massage."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'cardiac', derived from the Ancient Greek 'kardia' meaning heart, and 'massage', from the French 'massage' meaning friction or kneading, which itself traces to Arabic or Greek roots. First coined in medical literature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as surgical techniques for manual heart stimulation evolved.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cardiac massage" is said worldwide
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massage cardiaque
Transliteration: ma-saj kar-djak
"Les secouristes ont pratiqué un massage cardiaque sur la victime."
Herzmassage
Transliteration: hɛʁt͡sˌmasaʒə
"Die sofortige Herzmassage rettete dem Patienten das Leben."
massaggio cardiaco
Transliteration: masˈsaddʒo karˈdjatʃo
"Il medico ha iniziato subito il massaggio cardiaco."
masaje cardíaco
Transliteration: maˈsaxe karˈdjako
"Le practicaron un masaje cardíaco en la sala de urgencias."
massagem cardíaca
Transliteration: maˈsɐʒẽj kaʁˈdʒi.ɐ.kɐ
"A massagem cardíaca deve ser feita rapidamente."
हृदय मालिश
Transliteration: hriday malish
"डॉक्टर ने मरीज को तुरंत हृदय मालिश दी।"
心脏按摩
Transliteration: xīnzàng ànmó
"医生对病人进行了紧急心脏按摩。"
심장마사지
Transliteration: simjang masaji
"구조대원이 환자에게 심장마사지를 실시했습니다."
心脏マッサージ
Transliteration: shinzō massāji
Script: 心臓マッサージ
"救急隊員が患者に心臓マッサージを行った。"
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