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
Kerr[kə:]
Wasylyna-Ukrainian
Alvera[æl'viərə]
Maksimmahk-SEEM (Russian)Russian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Ukrainian
Angelicaan-JEL-i-kə (English), ahn-JE-lee-kah (Italian)English, Italian, Romanian, Literature
VidarVEE-dahr (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology