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defibrillate: Meaning and Definition of
de•fi•bril•late
Pronunciation: (dē-fī'bru-lāt", -fib'ru-), [key]
— -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
- to arrest the fibrillation of (heart muscle) by applying electric shock across the chest, thus depolarizing the heart cells and allowing normal rhythm to return.
See also:
- defibrillate (Thesaurus)
