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defibrillator

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de⋅fi⋅bril⋅la⋅tor

[dee-fahy-bruh-ley-ter, -fib-ruh-]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
an agent or device for arresting fibrillation of the atrial or ventricular muscles of the heart.

Origin:
1955–60; de- + fibrill(ation) + -ator
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de·fib·ril·la·tor   (dē-fĭb'rə-lā'tər, -fī'brə-)   
n.  An electrical device used to counteract fibrillation of the heart muscle and restore normal heartbeat by applying a brief electric shock.
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Main Entry: de·fi·bril·la·tor
Pronunciation: (')dE-'fib-r&-"lAt-&r, -'fIb-
Function: noun
: an electronic device used todefibrillate a heart by applying an electric shock to it
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defibrillator de·fib·ril·la·tor (dē-fĭb'rə-lā'tər, -fī'brə-)
n.
An electrical device used to counteract fibrillation of the heart muscle and restore normal heartbeat by applying a brief electric shock.

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