defibrillate
English
Etymology
de- + fibrillate
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈfɪbɹɪleɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Verb
defibrillate (third-person singular simple present defibrillates, present participle defibrillating, simple past and past participle defibrillated)
- (cardiology, transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
Italian
Verb
defibrillate
- inflection of defibrillare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
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