defibrillator (n)

n03171635

type n
lex_filenum 06
def 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
Outgoing links
Hypernym electronic device
Derivationally related form defibrillator → defibrillate
Incoming links
Hyponym electronic device
Derivationally related form defibrillate → defibrillator

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