defibrillation

English Thesaurus

1. treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	medical aid, medical care,
definition	:	professional treatment for illness or injury (noun.act)

derivation	:	defibrillate,
definition	:	stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks (verb.social)

derivation	:	defibrillate,
definition	:	stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks (verb.social)