| NOUN | artifact | defibrillator | 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 |
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| Sounds | diyfih'brihley.ter | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Broader | electronic device | A device that accomplishes its purpose electronically |
| Spanish | desfibrilador | |
| Verbs | defibrillate | stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks |
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