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de- +‎ fibrillate

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈfɪbɹɪleɪt/
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Verb edit

defibrillate (third-person singular simple present defibrillates, present participle defibrillating, simple past and past participle defibrillated)

  1. (cardiology, transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.

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Verb edit

defibrillate

  1. inflection of defibrillare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

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Participle edit

defibrillate f pl

  1. feminine plural of defibrillato