vt :  to bring to a standstill or state of inactivity <ed tuberculosis>  <ed labor>  ar*rest*ment n 
, n :  the condition of being stopped <developmental >  - see CARDIAC ARREST  - compare CURE1 REMISSION  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  au·rist 
 
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