1. 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;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
defibrillator
n 1: 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