Ma'anar ƙamus na CPR shine farfadowa na zuciya, wanda shine tsarin likita da ake amfani dashi don mayar da aikin zuciya da huhu na yau da kullum a lokuta na kama zuciya ko gazawar numfashi. Ya ƙunshi haɗuwa da ƙwaƙwalwar ƙirji, numfashin ceto, da defibrillation (idan ya cancanta) don taimakawa wajen yada jinin oxygen a cikin jiki da kuma hana lalacewar kwakwalwa ko wasu matsalolin da zasu iya haifar da rashin iskar oxygen. CPR ana gudanar da shi ta ƙwararrun ƙwararrun likitoci, amma ana iya koyar da dabarun CPR ga membobin jama'a don taimakawa haɓaka damar rayuwa ga wanda ke fuskantar gaggawar zuciya.