defibrillation
defibrillation · defibrillations
Defibrillation
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions,…The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
/diːˌfɪbɹɪˈleɪʃən/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
Defibrillation
treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
Translations
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By meaning 1
stopping of the fibrillation of the heart:
Forms
plural: defibrillations| Singular | defibrillation |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelateddefibrillate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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