defibrillator

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /diːˈfɪbrɪleɪtə(r)/

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Noun

Singular defibrillator

Plural defibrillators

A portable defibrillator.

1. (countable) (medicine) A defibrillator is an electronic device that delivers a controlled electric shock to the heart to correct its fibrillation.

Related words

• defibrillate