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Vinony

defibrillation

noun

  1. The act of restoring normal contractions in the heart, stopping fibrillation of the heart; restoring normal contractions
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Pronunciation: /diːˌfɪbɹɪˈleɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English fibrilla Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English fibrillation English defibrillation From de- + fibrillation.

  1. The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.