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defibrillator

[dee-fahy-bruh-ley-ter, -fib-ruh-]

noun Medicine/Medical.

an agent or device for arresting fibrillation of the atrial or ventricular muscles of the heart.

Nearby words

  1. defibered,
  2. defiberize,
  3. defibrate,
  4. defibrillate,
  5. defibrillation,
  6. defibrinate,
  7. defibrination,
  8. deficience,
  9. deficiency,
  10. deficiency account

Origin of defibrillator

First recorded in 1955–60; de- + fibrill(ation) + -ator
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British Dictionary definitions for defibrillator

defibrillator

noun

med an apparatus for stopping fibrillation of the heart by application of an electric current to the chest wall or directly to the heart
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Word Origin and History for defibrillator

defibrillator

n.

1956, agent noun from defibrillation.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for defibrillator

defibrillator

[dē-fĭb′rə-lā′tər, -fī′brə-]

n.

An electrical device used to counteract fibrillation of the heart muscle and restore normal heartbeat by applying a brief electric shock.
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