defibrillationn.
/ˌdiːfʌɪbrɪˈleɪʃən/ Medicine.
1. The separation of the fibres of tissues, e.g. cerebral tissues.
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1935 H. J. Wilkinson tr. J. W. Hultkrantz Brain Preparations i. 6 In the defibrillation method, spatulae and awl-shaped instruments are those most frequently used.
2. The stopping of fibrillation of the heart.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments of specific parts > [noun] > of the heart
defibrillation1940
pacemaking1957
pacing1962
1940 C. J. Wiggers in Amer. Heart Jrnl. XX. 419 Defibrillation can be accomplished in the dog by the..application of several comparatively weak shocks.
Derivatives
deˈfibrillating adj.
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1961 Lancet 5 Aug. 293/2 Heart action is restored within a few minutes of releasing the aortic clamp. This results in perfusion of the coronaries with comparatively warm blood, and although ventricular fibrillation seems to be invariable at this stage it reverts easily with a defibrillating shock.
deˈfibrillator n. an apparatus used to control fibrillation of the heart.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > life-supporting equipment > [noun] > heart-controlling equipment
pacemaker1950
defibrillator1956
pacer1963
1956 Blakiston's New Gould Med. Dict. (ed. 2) 321/1 Defibrillator.
1958 Electronic Engin. 30 24 The complete circuit of the defibrillator is shown.
1967 Spectator 11 Aug. 159/3 Ventricular fibrillation may be controlled by a piece of electrical apparatus known as a defibrillator.
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