resuscitation

C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /rɪˌsəsɪˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #30098

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The act of bringing an unconscious or apparently dead person back to life

The lifeguard performed resuscitation until the ambulance arrived.

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From Middle English resuscitacion, from Old French ressuscitacion and Latin resuscitātio. Equivalent to resuscitate + -ion.

resuscitacion Middle English ressuscitacion Old French resuscitātio Latin

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# 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
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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