defibrillator

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

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. an agent or device for arresting fibrillation of the atrial or ventricular muscles of the heart.

Origin of defibrillator

1
First recorded in 1955–60; de- + fibrill(ation) + -ator

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defibrillator

/ (dɪˈfaɪbrɪˌleɪtə, -ˈfɪb-) /


noun
  1. 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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