Meaning of defibrillator | Babel Free
diːˈfɪbɹɪleɪtə(ɹ)Definitions
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.
Equivalents
العربية
مُزِيلُ رَجَفَان
Català
desfibril·lador
Čeština
defibrilátor
Dansk
hjertestarter
Deutsch
Defibrillator
Ελληνικά
απινιδωτής
Español
desfibrilador
Français
défibrillateur
Gaeilge
dífhibrileoir
עברית
דפיברילטור
Bahasa Indonesia
defibrilator
Íslenska
hjartastillir
Italiano
defibrillatore
日本語
除細動器
한국어
제세동기
Português
desfibrilador
Română
defibrilator
Русский
дефибрилля́тор
Slovenčina
defibrilátor
Svenska
hjärtstartare
Examples
“Two deaths have been linked to St. Jude Medical heart defibrillators with batteries that failed. […] Losing battery in a defibrillator could mean the failure of pacing heartbeats or delivering shocks, a potentially deadly consequence for cardiac patients.”
“High intensity EMF can have adverse impacts on the operation of implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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