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Definition of Defibrillation
1. Noun. Treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator).
Definition of Defibrillation
1. Noun. the stopping of 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 Defibrillation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Defibrillation
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Defibrillation
Literary usage of Defibrillation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fire Safety Education Resource Directory edited by Barry Leonard (1998)
"Early defibrillation A practical guide for first responders and EMTs, this
easy-to-understand training ... how and when to provide early defibrillation. ..."
2. Proceedings of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Symposium on edited by Judith H. LaRosa, Michael J. Horan, Eugene R. Passamani (1996)
"One intermediate grade is the emergency medical technician defibrillation.
Skills at this level are similar to an emergency medical technician basic, ..."
3. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1877)
"... who is able to supplement the defibrillation of these coarse fasciculi by a
microscopic examination of their terminal portions, trustworthy and valuable ..."
4. Interstate Transportation of Human Pathogens: Hearing Before the Committee by Orrin G. Hatch (1999)
"... electrical discharges to the heart terminate ventricular fibrillation, what
we call defibrillation, restoring normal sinus rhythm and normal function. ..."
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