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defibrillator

/diːˈfɪbɹɪˌleɪtə(ɹ)/ noun C2
  1. 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.

Plural defibrillators

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