蘇生(そせい)

そせい
noun, verb-suru
resuscitation, revival
1. resuscitation, revival, coming back to life
The act of reviving or being revived from an unconscious, near-death, or dead state. Used both in medical contexts for resuscitation and more broadly for revival or restoration.
心肺(しんぱい)蘇生(そせい)を行(おこな)う。
Perform CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
救急隊員(きゅうきゅうたいいん)が蘇生(そせい)術(じゅつ)を施(ほどこ)して患者(かんじゃ)を救(すく)った。
The paramedic applied resuscitation techniques and saved the patient.
荒(あ)れ果(は)てた商店街(しょうてんがい)が地域(ちいき)ボランティアの力(ちから)で蘇生(そせい)した。
The run-down shopping district was revived through the efforts of local volunteers.

USAGE:
Most commonly encountered in the medical compound 心肺(しんぱい)蘇生(そせい) (CPR). Also used figuratively for the revival of economies, communities, or traditions.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 心肺(しんぱい)蘇生(そせい): cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • 蘇生(そせい)術(じゅつ): resuscitation technique
  • 蘇生(そせい)する: to resuscitate, to revive
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