defibrillate
English
editEtymology
editFrom de- + fibrillate.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈfɪbɹɪleɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
editdefibrillate (third-person singular simple present defibrillates, present participle defibrillating, simple past and past participle defibrillated)
- (cardiology, transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
Translations
editto stop cardiac fibrillation
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Italian
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editdefibrillate
- inflection of defibrillare:
Etymology 2
editParticiple
editdefibrillate f pl