flatline



flatline

in. to die. (From the flatness of the line on an EEG monitor when the heart stops.) It appeared that the patient flatlined during the night.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CiroCHEE-ro (Italian), THEE-ro (Spanish), SEE-ro (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish
GuntramGUWNT-rahmGerman
SloaneSLONEnglish (Rare)
Eutychios-Ancient Greek
Johanna[dʒəu'hænə]
RomÁNa-Hungarian