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resuscitable

resuscitable

8.7
Can come back to life or normal activity after the heart stops
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈsʌsɪtəbl/
  • Specialized
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  • Quick action is crucial to keep someone resuscitable after a drowning incident.

Examples

  • The doctor checked if the patient was still resuscitable before starting CPR.

  • Not all cardiac arrest victims are resuscitable when emergency services arrive.

  • The patient was declared resuscitable after receiving immediate medical attention.

  • Is this individual resuscitable in such a critical state?

  • The doctors were hopeful that the patient's condition was resuscitable after they applied the life-saving techniques.

  • After the fire, the team discovered that several plants in the garden were resuscitable with proper care.

  • The technician assured us that the old computer was resuscitable and could be restored to working order.

Synonyms

revivable
vsresuscitable
1 4.9

Can be brought back to life, made conscious, or used again after being inactive

is able to be revived after decline or apparent death rather than simple inactivity

Antonyms

incapable
162 3.4

Not able to do or experience something

irreversible
46 6.0

Not able to be changed back to how it was

How Revivable

resuscitable
  • Specialized
8.7
revivable
1 4.9
restorable
1 3.9
nonviable
1 7.8

Surface Forms

resuscitable positive

Morphology

resuscitable = resuscitate (semi-transparent) = resuscitate + able

The meaning is largely predictable from 'resuscitate' plus '-able', but the shortened form without the full '-ate' sequence makes the relationship slightly less obvious.

Etymology

Resuscitable comes from the Latin parts re- meaning 'again' and suscitare meaning 'to wake or raise'. So something resuscitable is 'able to be brought back to life or activity', like the common word 'revive'.