Term: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
Broader: improvement: a change for the better; progress in development | Unrelated: needlepoint: embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry
Broader: improvement: a change for the better; progress in development | Unrelated: tactics: the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
Broader: improvement: a change for the better; progress in development | Unrelated: myotomy: surgical incision or division of a muscle
Broader: improvement: a change for the better; progress in development | Unrelated: gambler: someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement
Broader: improvement: a change for the better; progress in development | Unrelated: priacanthus: type genus of the Priacanthidae
Broader: improvement: a change for the better; progress in development | Unrelated: peptic ulcer: an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract
Broader: improvement: a change for the better; progress in development | Unrelated: american bugbane: bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers
Broader: improvement: a change for the better; progress in development | Unrelated: carcinosarcoma: a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed
Broader: improvement: a change for the better; progress in development | Unrelated: crow: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
Broader: improvement: a change for the better; progress in development | Unrelated: comedy: light and humorous drama with a happy ending