defibrillate

Word parts

de- + fibrillate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /diːˈfɪbrɪleɪt/

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Verb

Plain form defibrillate

Third-person singular defibrillates

Past tense defibrillated

Past participle defibrillated

Present participle defibrillating

1. (transitive) (medicine) If you defibrillate a person's heart, you stop the fibrillation of the heart by the use of an electric shock so as to restore the normal rhythm.

Related words

• defibrillator