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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

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Definition of Defibrillation

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Medical Definition of Defibrillation

1. The act to arrest the fibrillation of (heart muscle) by applying electric shock across the chest, thus depolarising the heart cells and allowing normal rhythm to return. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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