Definitions for defibrillate
defibrillate
de·fi·bril·late
Spelling: [dee-fahy-bruh-leyt, -fib-ruh-]
IPA: /diˈfaɪ brəˌleɪt, -ˈfɪb rə-/
Defibrillate is a 12 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.
You can make 946 anagrams from letters in defibrillate (abdeefiillrt).
Definitions for defibrillate
verb (used with object)
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to arrest the fibrillation of (heart muscle) by applying electric shock across the chest, thus depolarizing the heart cells and allowing normal rhythm to return.
Origin of defibrillate
1930-35; de- + fibrillate, back formation from fibrillation