English noun: resuscitation | |||
1. | resuscitation (act) the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness | ||
Samples | Although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation | ||