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Definition of Defibrillate
1. Verb. Stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks. "The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life"
Definition of Defibrillate
1. Verb. (transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Defibrillate
1. [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defibrillate
Literary usage of Defibrillate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Symposium on edited by Judith H. LaRosa, Michael J. Horan, Eugene R. Passamani (1996)
"... can monitor patients, defibrillate patients, and administer certain cardiac
drugs to patients for rhythm and blood pressure control. ..."
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