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Defibrillation

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Noun

1. defibrillation

treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)

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Defibrillation

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noun
medicine
the application of an electric current to the heart to restore normal rhythmic contractions after the onset of atrial or ventricular fibrillation

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Defibrillation

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tr.v. de·fib·ril·lat·ed, de·fib·ril·lat·ing, de·fib·ril·lates
To stop the fibrillation of (a heart) and restore normal contractions through the use of drugs or an electric shock.

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