It has been possible in a hospital to defibrillate the heart by electric shock and then to start it beating again within a relatively few minutes after “death” (Paul Dudley White).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fi|bril|late — «FY bruh layt», adjective, verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –adj. 1. having fibrils. 2. finely fibrous. –v.i. 1. to suffer fibrillation: »Hearts cooled to an average 28 degrees centigrade during hypothermia also become highly irritable; they may fibrillate … Useful english dictionary
fim|bril|late — «fihm BRIHL ayt», adjective. Biology. bordered with a very fine fringe … Useful english dictionary
bril — bril·lan·te; bril·liance; bril·lian·cy; bril·lian·deer; bril·lian·teer; bril·lian·tine; bril·lian·tined; bril·liant·ly; bril·liant·ness; bril·louin; cam·bril; fe·bril·i·ty; fi·bril; fi·bril·la; fi·bril·lar; fi·bril·lary; fi·bril·la·tion;… … English syllables
late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… … English syllables
Defibrillation — The use of a carefully controlled electric shock, administered either through a device on the exterior of the chest wall or directly to the exposed heart muscle, to restart or normalize heart rhythms. * * * The arrest of fibrillation of the… … Medical dictionary
fim — fim·ble; fim·bria; fim·bri·al; fim·bri·at·ed; fim·bri·a·tion; fim·bril·late; fim·bri·sty·lis; fim·bri·ate; fim·bril·lose; xe·ra·fim; … English syllables
defibrillate — de•fi•bril•late [[t]diˈfaɪ brəˌleɪt, ˈfɪb rə [/t]] v. t. lat•ed, lat•ing med to arrest the fibrillation of (heart muscle) by applying electric shock across the chest • Etymology: 1930–35 de•fi bril•la′tion, n … From formal English to slang
fibrillate — fi•bril•late [[t]ˈfaɪ brəˌleɪt, ˈfɪb rə [/t]] v. i. v. t. lat•ed, lat•ing pat to undergo or cause to undergo fibrillation • Etymology: 1830–40 fi′bril•la tive, adj … From formal English to slang
fibrillate — 1. To make or to become fibrillar. 2. SYN: fibrillated. 3. To be in a state of fibrillation (3). * * * fi·bril·late fib rə .lāt, fīb vb, lat·ed; lat·ing vi to undergo or exhibit fibrillation vt to cause (as the heart) to undergo fibrillation … Medical dictionary
fibrillate — fi·bril·late … English syllables
