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UK
/dɪfˈɪbɹɪlˌeɪtɐ/
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[ US /diˈfɪbɹɪˌɫeɪtɝ/ ]
[ US /diˈfɪbɹɪˌɫeɪtɝ/ ]
NOUN
- an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation
How To Use defibrillator In A Sentence
- It advised against new implants of the leads, electrical wires that link a patient's heart to a defibrillator implanted in the chest. Times, Sunday Times
- Defibrillators are used to restore normal rhythm to the heart.
- They had a defibrillator with them as well, so fortune was smiling on me that day. Times, Sunday Times
- A defibrillator was used and he was conscious when he was carried off. Times, Sunday Times
- Most are inherited as autosomal dominants, and death can be prevented by implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
- The people using a defibrillator to restore normal heart rhythm in places like these usually have had no medical training.
- People with pacemakers and defibrillators who use arc welding devices and other kinds of heavy energy that involve magnetism or electricity tend to have problems.
- A defibrillator, which is a device used to shock the heart, was used on Gabbard before he was rushed to the hospital. StarTribune.com rss feed
- Defibrillators are used to restore normal rhythm to the heart.
- They administered defibrillatory shocks, and after a period of asystole, the patient's heart returned to sinus rhythm.