Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishfibrilla
- Englishfibrillation
- Englishdefibrillation
From de- + fibrillation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan desfibril·lació
- desfibril·lacióstopping of the fibrillation of the heart
French défibrillation
- défibrillationstopping of the fibrillation of the heart
German Defibrillation
- Defibrillationstopping of the fibrillation of the heart
Greek απινίδωση
- απινίδωση (apinídosi)stopping of the fibrillation of the heart
Irish dífhibriliú
- dífhibriliústopping of the fibrillation of the heart
Korean 제세동
- 제세동 (jesedong)stopping of the fibrillation of the heart
Portuguese desfibrilação
- desfibrilaçãostopping of the fibrillation of the heart
Spanish desfibrilación
- desfibrilaciónstopping of the fibrillation of the heart
Turkish defibrilasyon
- defibrilasyonstopping of the fibrillation of the heart
Welsh diffibrilio
- diffibriliostopping of the fibrillation of the heart
Cite this entry
APA
defibrillation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defibrillation
MLA
“defibrillation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defibrillation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defibrillation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defibrillation.
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