defibrillation

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See also: défibrillation

English

Etymology

de- +‎ fibrillation

Pronunciation

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Noun

defibrillation (countable and uncountable, plural defibrillations)

  1. The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.

Translations

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