DEFIBRILLATION


Meaning of DEFIBRILLATION in English

[ ˌdi:fɪbrɪ'leɪʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun Medicine the stopping of fibrillation of the heart by administering a controlled electric shock, to allow restoration of the normal rhythm.

Derivatives

defibrillate verb

defibrillator noun

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