transitive verb
-·lat·ed, -·lat·ing to stop fibrillation of (the heart), as by the use of electric current
defibrillate
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defibrillate
transitive verb
de·fib·ril·lat·ed, de·fib·ril·lat·ing, de·fib·ril·latesTo stop the fibrillation of (a heart) and restore normal contractions through the use of drugs or an electric shock.
Related Forms:
- de·fib′ril·la′tion
noun
- de·fib′ril·la′tive
adjective
- de·fib′ril·la·to′ry
adjective
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present defibrillates, present participle defibrillating, simple past and past participle defibrillated)
- 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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defibrillate - Medical Definition
v.
To stop the fibrillation of a heart and restore normal contractions through the use of drugs or an electric shock.
Related Forms:
- de·fib′ril·la′tion
n.
- de·fib′ril·la′tive
adj.
- de·fib′ril·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē)
adj.
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