defibrillator
noun
de·fi·bril·la·tor
(ˌ)dē-ˈfi-brə-ˌlā-tər 
: an electronic device that applies an electric shock to restore the rhythm of a fibrillating heart
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Someone had gone to search for a defibrillator.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Unlike traditional defibrillators, the electrode is placed outside the blood vessels, reducing risks such as infection or vascular damage.
—Christophe Mouton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Volunteers staged a bucket collection for the Red Sky Foundation’s ‘One in Every Corner’ campaign, which aims to raise funds to install defibrillators in each corner of every football ground in the UK.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Relief pitcher Kenley Jansen will not travel with the team to Denver for its weekend series against the Colorado Rockies due to previous heart issues that required the use of a defibrillator to re-start his heart.
—Andrew Wagner, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Unlike traditional defibrillators, the electrode is placed outside the blood vessels, reducing risks such as infection or vascular damage.
—Christophe Mouton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Volunteers staged a bucket collection for the Red Sky Foundation’s ‘One in Every Corner’ campaign, which aims to raise funds to install defibrillators in each corner of every football ground in the UK.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Relief pitcher Kenley Jansen will not travel with the team to Denver for its weekend series against the Colorado Rockies due to previous heart issues that required the use of a defibrillator to re-start his heart.
—Andrew Wagner, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Defibrillator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defibrillator. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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defibrillator
noun
de·fi·bril·la·tor
(ˈ)dē-ˈfib-rə-ˌlāt-ər
-ˈfīb-
-ˈfīb-
: an electronic device used to defibrillate a heart by applying an electric shock to it
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