defibrillate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
de- + fibrillate
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
defibrillate (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[edit]
to stop cardiac fibrillation
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Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
defibrillate
- inflection of defibrillare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
defibrillate f pl