What does flatliner mean?
Flatliner means (fishing) An angler who uses a flatline..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(fishing) An angler who uses a flatline..
[…]unless my heart stops, okay? Nada — unless I'm a flatliner."
In spite of his dramatic highs and the canyon lows, Kurt was a flatliner—a patient with no heartbeat.
Though occasionally a “flatliner” can be revived with a defib, it is most commonly used to change the uncoordinated contractions of the heart (fibrillation) into a normal sinus rhythm—that is, to defibrillate the heart.
Use flatliner when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Flatliner means (fishing) An angler who uses a flatline..
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[…]unless my heart stops, okay? Nada — unless I'm a flatliner."
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