resuscitation
re·sus·ci·tation
noun
1.
act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
- “although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration”
Origin
From Middle English resuscitacion, from Old French ressuscitacion and Latin resuscitātio. Equivalent to resuscitate + -ion.
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