defibrillator
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noun
de·fi·bril·la·tor
\(ˌ)dē-ˈfi-brə-ˌlā-tər\
Simple Definition of defibrillator
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medical : a device that gives an electric shock to a person's heart in order to make it beat normally again especially after a heart attack
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
Full Definition of defibrillator
: an electronic device that applies an electric shock to restore the rhythm of a fibrillating heart
1952
First Known Use of defibrillator
1952
Medical Dictionary
noun
de·fi·bril·la·tor
\(ˈ)dē-ˈfib-rə-ˌlāt-ər, -ˈfīb-\
Medical Definition of defibrillator
: an electronic device used to defibrillate a heart by applying an electric shock to it
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