resuscitation
UK[rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃn]US[rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃn]
n
The act of reviving someone from unconsciousness or apparent death, especially by medical intervention.
n
The action of making something active, vigorous, or popular again.
Morpheme Breakdown
re
sus
cit
ation
re
again
sus
up from below
cit
to set in motion
ation
noun suffix
Etymology
The word 'resuscitation' is built upon the Latin verb 'resuscitare,' meaning 'to raise up again' or 'to revive.' This verb itself is a compound of the intensive prefix 're-' (again), the assimilated form of 'sub-' ('sus-' meaning 'up from below'), and 'citare' (to set in motion, to rouse). The literal image is of rousing or lifting someone up from a prone or death-like state back to life. Over centuries, this concrete meaning of reviving the body broadened into the modern abstract senses, encompassing both the medical emergency procedure and the revitalization of ideas, movements, or institutions.
Analysis
Structure: re (again) + sus (up from below) + cit (to set in motion) + ation (noun suffix)
re: Latin prefix meaning "again" or "back."
sus: A variant of the Latin prefix "sub-" meaning "up from below" or "from under."
cit: From Latin "citare," meaning "to rouse, to set in motion, to summon."
ation: Latin-derived noun suffix indicating an action or process.
Examples
The quick administration of CPR was crucial for the patient's resuscitation.
The economic plan aimed at the resuscitation of the declining manufacturing sector.
Paramedics are trained in advanced life support for cardiac arrest resuscitation.