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Flatliner and Flatline Definitions

Flatliner

(rare) A patient with no heartbeat.

Flatline

To show a horizontal line on the monitor of an electrocardiogram or an electroencephalogram, indicating no electrical activity.

Flatline

(Informal) To die.

Flatline

To be in an unchanging condition
Participation in civic activities has flatlined in recent years.

Flatline

Being or relating to an electrocardiogram or an electroencephalogram that indicates no electrical activity.
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Flatline

An unchanging state, as indicated in a graph of a variable over time.

Flatline

Asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves.

Flatline

The disappearance of the rhythmic peaks displayed on a heart monitor.

Flatline

The disappearance of brain waves on an electroencephalogram.

Flatline

To stop beating.
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Flatline

To die.

Flatline

To kill.

Flatline

To stay at the same level, without development; or, to fall.

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