To bring someone back to life or consciousness, especially after they've stopped breathing or their heart has stopped beating.
From Latin 'resuscitare' (to revive), combining 're-' (again) and 'suscitare' (to raise up), from 'sub-' (up) and 'citare' (to set in motion). The word entered medical English in the 16th century.
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) literally means 'heart-lung reviving'—and it's amazing that by pumping the chest and giving breath, you're doing the exact thing the Latin root 'suscitare' originally meant: setting life in motion again.
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