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# defibrillator

noun (a defibrillator, defibrillators; informal: a defib)

«defibrillator» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A machine that gives an electric shock to the chest to make a heart that has stopped beating properly start a normal rhythm again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defibrillator/#m1)

### In the lessons

In first-aid and safety lessons children learn that public defibrillators (often in a green or yellow box on a wall) can save life when someone collapses with their heart stopped. They talk out loud and tell you exactly what to do, so anyone can use one; you also call 999, 911, 000 or 111 (NZ) and do CPR. Phrases: «public access defibrillator», «AED» (automated external defibrillator).

### Examples

- There is a defibrillator outside the leisure centre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defibrillator/#x1)
- The defibrillator talks and tells you what to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defibrillator/#x2)
- Call an ambulance and send someone to get the defibrillator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defibrillator/#x3)
- Doctors use a defibrillator to restart a heart's rhythm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defibrillator/#x4)
- Our school has a defibrillator in the office. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defibrillator/#x5)
- You must not touch the person while the defibrillator gives a shock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defibrillator/#x6)

### Note

Long word: de-FIB-ril-ay-tor. Countable. Also called an AED. Myth from films: it does not restart a heart that is completely flat; it fixes a chaotic rhythm — but you still use it if told to.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «defibrillator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defibrillator/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«defibrillator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/defibrillator.html) on Mova free.