resuscitation
resuscitation noun: the act of resuscitating.
Noun
resuscitation (countable and uncountable, plural resuscitations)
- The act of resuscitating.
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resuscitation meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Arabic
resuscitation in Tamil
- இதய இயக்கமீட்பு, இதய இயக்கல், பிழைப்பூட்டல், மீளவுயிர்ப்பித்தல், மூச்சு முடுக்கி, அவசர சிகிச்சை ஊர்தியில் மீட்டெடுத்தல்
resuscitation in Bengali
- resuscitation, revival
- বাঁচন bãcon
resuscitation in Kannada
- ಉಸಿರ್ದುಂಬಿಕೆ
resuscitation in Arabic
- the act of resuscitating
- اِنْعَاش inʕāš
Examples of resuscitation in a sentence
- “Maybe reignite your lost love.” ¶ “Yeah, because resuscitation is so romantic.”
- To cryonicists, the chance of resuscitation is worth the money required to fund cryonic suspension arrangements.
- Chest compression keeps blood flowing, but it does not reoxygenate the blood, as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation does.
Forms of resuscitation
| plural | resuscitations |
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Origin of resuscitation
From Middle English resuscitacion, from Old French ressuscitacion and Latin resuscitātio. Equivalent to resuscitate + -ion.
Words formed from resuscitation
Questions about resuscitation
- What does resuscitation mean?
- Resuscitation means the act of resuscitating.
- What is resuscitation in Tamil?
- Resuscitation in Tamil is இதய இயக்கமீட்பு, இதய இயக்கல், பிழைப்பூட்டல். See Resuscitation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is resuscitation?
- Resuscitation is a noun.
- What is the plural of resuscitation?
- The plural of resuscitation is resuscitations.
Words near resuscitation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: resuscitation (page history and authors); resuscitation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বাঁচন (Bengali) (page history and authors); resuscitation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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