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Word of the Day for July 17, 2026: CPR

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1784256222636CPR_Thumbnail_1500x1000.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p>noun</p><p><strong>DEFINITION</strong>: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or CPR is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when a person&#x27;s heart has stopped beating or they have stopped breathing. It combines chest compressions with rescue breaths to help maintain blood circulation and oxygen flow to the brain and other vital organs until professional medical care arrives.<br id="isPasted"/><br/><strong>ETYMOLOGY</strong>: Coined in the 1960s by Doctors William Kouwenhoven, Peter Safar, and James Jude. The term combines the Greek word <em>kardía </em>meaning  “heart,” Latin word <em>pulmōnārius </em>or <em>pulmō </em>meaning “lungs,” and <em>resuscitare </em>meaning &quot;to revive&quot; or &quot;reawaken.”</p><div><br/></div><p>Explore these articles related to today&#x27;s <strong>WORD OF THE DAY</strong>:</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/04/27/22/group-urges-public-to-learn-cpr-as-more-cases-of-drowning-reported" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Group urges public to learn CPR, as more cases of drowning reported</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/multimedia/video/10/05/23/alamin-tamang-paraan-ng-pagbibigay-ng-cpr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patrol ng Pilipino: Tamang paraan ng pagbibigay ng CPR</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/3/21/bts-s-new-song-body-to-body-doubles-as-lifesaving-beat-for-hands-only-cpr-1922" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BTS’s new song &#x27;Body to Body&#x27; doubles as lifesaving beat for hands-only CPR</a></div><p>Come back tomorrow for a new <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/word-of-the-day" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WORD OF THE DAY</a> here on <strong>ABS-CBN.com</strong>.</p>

<p>Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or CPR is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when a person's heart has stopped beating or they have stopped breathing. </p>

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or CPR is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when a person's heart has stopped beating or they have stopped breathing.