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defibrillator

de·fib·ril·lator

UK/diːˈfɪbɹɪˌleɪtə(ɹ)/ US/diˈfɪbrɪˌleɪtɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.

an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation

Origin

From defibrillate + -or.

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