defibrillate

English

Etymology

de- + fibrillate

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈfɪbɹɪleɪt/
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Verb

defibrillate (third-person singular simple present defibrillates, present participle defibrillating, simple past and past participle defibrillated)

  1. (cardiology, transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.

Translations

Italian

Verb

defibrillate

  1. inflection of defibrillare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Participle

defibrillate f pl

  1. feminine plural of defibrillato
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