resuscitation (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *resuscitation*:
NOUN	act	resuscitation	the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness

resuscitation > pronunciation
Sounds	rihsah.sihtey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *resuscitation*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness.
Example	"although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration"
Narrower	cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, cardiac resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, kiss of life	An emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration
Broader	revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification	Bringing again into activity and prominence
Spanish	reanimación, resucitación, resurrección
Catalan	reanimació
Verbs	resuscitate	cause to regain consciousness

HyperDic: resuscitation