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defibrillate

[ dee-fahy-bruh-leyt, -fib-ruh- ]

verb (used with object)

, Medicine/Medical.
, de·fi·bril·lat·ed, de·fi·bril·lat·ing.
  1. to arrest the fibrillation of (heart muscle) by applying electric shock across the chest, thus depolarizing the heart cells and allowing normal rhythm to return.

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Other Words From

  • de·fibril·lation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of defibrillate1

1930–35; de- + fibrillate, back formation from fibrillation

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