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defibrillator
a device that shocks the heart back to normal rhythm
In more detail
a machine that sends an electric shock to the heart to restore normal beating, especially when someone has had a heart attack
Examples
- The paramedics used a defibrillator to revive the patient who had suffered a cardiac arrest.
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