resuscitative

comparative more resuscitative · superlative most resuscitative

1. Such as to revive or resuscitate a person or thing.

   The film is a parable of magical entertainment's resuscitative power in a time of depression.

   1994, Laurence Goldstein, The American Poet at the Movies: A Critical History, page 95

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   In minor burns involving less than 20% of the body surface, little resuscitative effort is required, and replacement fluids can usually be given orally.

   1981, Mary M. Wagner, Care of the Burned Injured Patient, page 29