defib

English

Etymology

Clipping of defibrillation.

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /diːˈfɪb/

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• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːfɪb/, /diːˈfɪb/

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Verb

defib (third-person singular simple present defibs, present participle defibbing, simple past and past participle defibbed)

1. (informal, transitive) To defibrillate.

Noun

defib (plural defibs)

1. (informal) A defibrillator.
   • 2011, Laurence Street, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Technology, page 125:

     Though occasionally a “flatliner” can be revived with a defib, it is most commonly used to change the uncoordinated contractions of the heart (fibrillation) into a normal sinus rhythm—that is, to defibrillate the heart.

2. (informal) A defibrillation.