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defibrillator

/dee-fahy-bruh-ley-ter, -fib-ruh-/US // diˈfaɪ brəˌleɪ tər, -ˈfɪb rə- //UK // (dɪˈfaɪbrɪˌleɪtə, -ˈfɪb-) //

除颤器,除颤仪,去纤颤器

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Medicine/Medical.

    • : an agent or device for arresting fibrillation of the atrial or ventricular muscles of the heart.

Examples

  • For the first time in a long time, the city was this year able to buy new defibrillators for the volunteer rescue squad, at $175,000 a pop.

  • It supported exit-row lighting and the presence of health and safety resources onboard, such as defibrillators.

  • EMTs shocked my heart with a defibrillator four times between that memory and when I woke up in the operating room.

  • When an ambulance arrived, the crew used a defibrillator to shock the patient’s heart, and then delivered an injection of lidocaine.

  • “News is the ultimate defibrillator for an organization,” says ABC News President Ben Sherwood.