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defibrillator

de·fi·bril·la·tor
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dee-fahy-bruh-ley-ter, -fib-ruh-]
    • /diˈfaɪ brəˌleɪ tər, -ˈfɪb rə-/
    • /diː.ˈfɪ.brɪ.leɪ.tə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-fahy-bruh-ley-ter, -fib-ruh-]
    • /diˈfaɪ brəˌleɪ tər, -ˈfɪb rə-/

Definitions of defibrillator word

  • countable noun defibrillator A defibrillator is a machine that starts the heart beating normally again after a heart attack, by giving it an electric shock. 3
  • noun defibrillator an apparatus for stopping fibrillation of the heart by application of an electric current to the chest wall or directly to the heart 3
  • noun defibrillator an agent or device for arresting fibrillation of the atrial or ventricular muscles of the heart. 1
  • noun defibrillator An apparatus used to control heart fibrillation by application of an electric current to the chest wall or heart. 1
  • noun defibrillator medical device for restoring heartbeat 1
  • noun defibrillator (medicine) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart. 0
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Origin of defibrillator

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; de- + fibrill(ation) + -ator

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Parts of speech for Defibrillator

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defibrillator popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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