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resuscitation
noun(re-sus-ci-ta-tion)
an act or process of resuscitating someone or something:
resuscitation
noun(re-sus-ci-ta-tion)
the act or an instance of reviving someone from apparent death or from unconsciousness
resuscitation
noun(re-sus-ci-ta-tion)
the act or an instance of restoring someone or something to an active or flourishing state
resuscitation
noun(re-sus-ci-ta-tion)
a procedure designed to restore normal breathing after cardiac arrest that includes the clearance of air passages to the lungs, mouth-to-mouth method of artificial respiration, and heart massage by the exertion of pressure on the chest
resuscitation
noun(re-sus-ci-ta-tion)
a method of helping a person who is not breathing to start breathing again by blowing air into the person's mouth and lungs

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