defibrillator
noun
de·fi·bril·la·tor
(ˌ)dē-ˈfi-brə-ˌlā-tər 
: an electronic device that applies an electric shock to restore the rhythm of a fibrillating heart
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Trump is using a defibrillator on a patient who not only passed a stress test with flying colors but is beating everyone else in the 100-yard dash.
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Rich Lowry, National Review, 15 Apr. 2025
Following a week in the hospital and a defibrillator implant, the stepfather returned home on Wednesday, March 26, WIVB reported.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The group also wants to identify more defibrillators throughout Tarrant County.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
Other firefighters on scene tried to revive Collett with CPR and a defibrillator until a Johnson County ambulance arrived, according to Jennings.
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Rich Lowry, National Review, 15 Apr. 2025
Following a week in the hospital and a defibrillator implant, the stepfather returned home on Wednesday, March 26, WIVB reported.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The group also wants to identify more defibrillators throughout Tarrant County.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
Other firefighters on scene tried to revive Collett with CPR and a defibrillator until a Johnson County ambulance arrived, according to Jennings.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
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defibrillator
noun
de·fi·bril·la·tor
(ˈ)dē-ˈfib-rə-ˌlāt-ər
-ˈfīb-
-ˈfīb-
: an electronic device used to defibrillate a heart by applying an electric shock to it
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