resuscitation

Definition of Resuscitation in English :

1. resuscitation

the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness

Example Sentences:
'although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Resuscitation

verb

(transitive)

to restore to consciousness; revive

verb transitiveWord forms: reˈsusciˌtated or reˈsusciˌtating

1.

to revive or revitalize; bring back to life; esp., to revive (someone in a faint, apparently dead, etc.), as by artificial respiration

verb intransitive

2.

to revive, esp. to come back to life or consciousness again

tr.v. re·sus·ci·tat·ed, re·sus·ci·tat·ing, re·sus·ci·tates

1. To restore consciousness or other signs of life to (one who appears dead): resuscitated the man after cardiac arrest.

2. To restore to use, activity, vigor, or notice; reinvigorate: a meeting that resuscitated his career