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defibrillator

UK/diːˈfɪbɹɪˌleɪtə(ɹ)/

defibrillator noun: an 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.

Noun

defibrillator (plural defibrillators)

  1. An 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.
    • Two deaths have been linked to St. Jude Medical heart defibrillators with batteries that failed. […] Losing battery in a defibrillator could mean the failure of pacing heartbeats or delivering shocks, a potentially deadly consequence for cardiac patients.2016 October 11, Hailey Middlebrook, “After 2 deaths, patients warned about heart defibrillators’ failed batteries”, in CNN
    • High intensity EMF can have adverse impacts on the operation of implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators.2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 73

defibrillator meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian

defibrillator in Tamil

உதறல் அடங்கி, உதறல் நீக்கி, குறுநடுக்கமெடுப்பி

defibrillator in Arabic

device
مُزِيلُ رَجَفَان muzīlu rajafān

defibrillator in Indonesian

device
defibrilator

Forms of defibrillator

pluraldefibrillators

Plural of defibrillator: defibrillators

Origin of defibrillator

From defibrillate + -or.

Questions about defibrillator

What does defibrillator mean?
Defibrillator means an 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.
What is defibrillator in Tamil?
Defibrillator in Tamil is உதறல் அடங்கி, உதறல் நீக்கி, குறுநடுக்கமெடுப்பி. See Defibrillator meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is defibrillator?
Defibrillator is a noun.
How do you pronounce defibrillator?
Defibrillator is pronounced /diːˈfɪbɹɪˌleɪtə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of defibrillator?
The plural of defibrillator is defibrillators.

Words near defibrillator in the dictionary

  1. defibrillated
  2. defibrillates
  3. defibrillating
  4. defibrillation
  5. defibrillations
  6. defibrillator
  7. defibrillators
  8. defibrillize
  9. defibrillized
  10. defibrinate
  11. defibrinated

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