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de·fib·ril·late
 defibrillate
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- pronunciation:
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
defibrillates, defibrillating, defibrillated |
| definition: |
to stop the fibrillation of (a heart), usu. by administering electric shock.
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| derivations: |
defibrillatory (adj.), defibrillation (n.), defibrillator (n.) |
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