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Verb: defibrillate  dee'fi-bru,leyt
  1. 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"

Derived forms: defibrillated, defibrillates, defibrillating

Type of: reconstruct, restore

Encyclopedia: Defibrillate