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defibrillate
(redirected from defibrillative)

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de·fib·ril·late  (d-fbr-lt, -fbr-)
tr.v. de·fib·ril·lat·ed, de·fib·ril·lat·ing, de·fib·ril·lates
To stop the fibrillation of (a heart) and restore normal contractions through the use of drugs or an electric shock.
de·fibril·lation n.
de·fibril·lative adj.
de·fibril·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.
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Verb1.defibrillate - stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks; "The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life"
restore, reconstruct - return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"


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