pulseloze
Pulseloze is a Dutch adjective meaning without a pulse. It is used to describe the absence of a detectable arterial pulse, typically in medical contexts. The term commonly appears in clinical documentation, triage notes, and research when detailing conditions that compromise circulation, such as cardiac arrest or severe shock.
In practice, a patient described as pulseless may have a pulseless electrical activity (PEA) or another rhythm
Etymology and form: the word is formed from the root puls (pulse) and the suffix loos (without).
Context and usage: pulselessness is a general medical concept described in Dutch as pulsloosheid or, in phrases,
See also: polsslag, pols, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, pulseless electrical activity.