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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
defibrillation /ˌdiːfɪbrɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

▶noun Medicine the stopping of fibrillation of the heart by administering a controlled electric shock, to allow restoration of the normal rhythm.

– derivatives
defibrillate verb,
defibrillator noun.

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