defibrillator

noun

an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation

Roots

dede- · Latin · removal, reversal fibrafibr- · Latin · fiber, filament illa-ill · Latin · diminutive ator-ator · Latin · agent, device that does

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The word defibrillator breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: de-, from Latin de (“removal, reversal”); fibr, from Latin fibra (“fiber, filament”); -ill, from Latin illa (“diminutive”); and -ator, from Latin ator (“agent, device that does”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.