defibrillation
pronunciation
How to pronounce defibrillation in British English:
UK [ˌdi:fɪbrɪˈleɪʃn]
How to pronounce defibrillation in American English:
US [diːˌfɪbrɪˈleɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
Word Origin
- defibrillation (n.)
- 1940, in reference to heartbeat, from de- + fibrillation "a beating in an abnormal way," especially of the muscles of the heart that contract irregularly in this condition.
Example
- 1. Delayed time to defibrillation after in-hospital cardiac arrest .
- 2. Hypothermia improves defibrillation success and resuscitation outcomes from ventricular fibrillation .
- 3. Effect of butorphanol tartrate on shock-related discomfort during internal atrial defibrillation .