[ 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
[ 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
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004