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noun
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medical care, medical aid
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English fibrilla Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English fibrillation English defibrillation From de- + fibrillation.
Across languages
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