Defibrillator

noun

/diːˈfɪbɹɪleɪtə(ɹ)/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounAn electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.

Synonyms

cardioverter implantable implantation ventricular fibrillation vfib v-fib a-fib fibrillation a-flutter faradizer hyfrecator faradization

Rhymes With

perpetrator collaborator operator fetor indicator arbitrator curator dictator

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