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defib

/diːˈfɪb/

defib verb: to defibrillate.

Verb

defib (third-person singular simple present defibs, present participle defibbing, simple past and past participle defibbed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To defibrillate.

Noun

IPA/ˈdiːfɪb/

defib (plural defibs)

  1. (informal) A defibrillator.
    • Though occasionally a “flatliner” can be revived with a defib, it is most commonly used to change the uncoordinated contractions of the heart (fibrillation) into a normal sinus rhythm—that is, to defibrillate the heart.2011, Laurence Street, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Technology, page 125
  2. (informal) A defibrillation.

Forms of defib

Verb
third-person singular presentdefibs
present participledefibbing
past participledefibbed
pastdefibbed
Noun
pluraldefibs

Origin of defib

Clipping of defibrillation.

Questions about defib

What does defib mean?
Defib means to defibrillate.
What part of speech is defib?
Defib can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce defib?
Defib is pronounced /diːˈfɪb/.
What is the past tense of defib?
The past tense of defib is defibbed.

Words near defib in the dictionary

  1. defiant
  2. defiantly
  3. defiantness
  4. defiants
  5. defiatory
  6. defib
  7. defibbed
  8. defibbing
  9. defiber
  10. defibered
  11. defibering

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