resuscitation C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /rɪˌsəsɪˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #30098 Meanings 1 noun The act of bringing an unconscious or apparently dead person back to life The lifeguard performed resuscitation until the ambulance arrived. Thesaurus Word family Forms resuscitations Appears in Phrases (1) See all cardiac resuscitation emergency efforts to restore effective circulation when the heart has stopped working Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English resuscitacion, from Old French ressuscitacion and Latin resuscitātio. Equivalent to resuscitate + -ion. resuscitacion Middle English ressuscitacion Old French resuscitātio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # resuscitation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /rɪˌsəsɪˈteɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 30098 ## Meanings 1. The act of bringing an unconscious or apparently dead person back to life ## Examples - The lifeguard performed resuscitation until the ambulance arrived. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: resuscitacion - Root: ressuscitacion - Root: resuscitātio ## Etymology From Middle English resuscitacion, from Old French ressuscitacion and Latin resuscitātio. Equivalent to resuscitate + -ion. ## AI Etymology Resuscitation is from Middle English resuscitacion, from Old French ressuscitacion and Latin resuscitātio. Equivalent to resuscitate + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include resuscitacion (Middle English), ressuscitacion (Old French), and resuscitātio (Latin). Current senses include the act of bringing an unconscious or apparently dead person back to life. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown