Defibrillator

Pronunciation

UK IPA: /diË'fÉªbÉ¹ÉªleÉªtÉ™(É¹)/

Origin

From defibrillation + -ator.

Full definition of defibrillator

Noun

defibrillator

(plural defibrillators)

(medicine) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.