
Meaning of RESUSCITATION
| Pronunciation: | | rus`usut'eyshun
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness; "although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration" |
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RESUSCITATION is a 13 letter word that starts with R. |
| | See Also: | | cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*sus`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. resuscitatio.]
The act of resuscitating, or state of being resuscitated.
The subject of resuscitation by his sorceries. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Revival of breathing or heartbeat after cessation or apparent death. |
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