5 syllables: Re, sus, ci, ta, tion. Stress on ta.
ris-uhs-it-AY-shuhn
/ɹɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃən/
Resuscitation is pronounced ris-uhs-it-AY-shuhn (/ɹɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃən/). It has five syllables (Re-sus-ci-ta-tion), with the stress on "ta". Resuscitation is the act or process of restoring someone from unconsciousness or apparent death to a living, breathing state, typically through medical intervention. It involves life-saving procedures to re-establish breathing, circulation, and consciousness and is used in emergency and clinical contexts. The term covers both immediate resuscitative actions and longer supportive measures to stabilize a patient.
nounResuscitation is the act or process of restoring someone from unconsciousness or apparent death to a living, breathing state, typically through medical intervention. It involves life-saving procedures to re-establish breathing, circulation, and consciousness and is used in emergency and clinical contexts. The term covers both immediate resuscitative actions and longer supportive measures to stabilize a patient.
- You often compress the middle syllables, making it sound like ri-sus-TA-shun; slow down and articulate /sə/ and /sɪ/ clearly. - You drop the schwa in unstressed syllables or substitute with a full vowel; practice with deliberate reduction: rɪ-sə-sɪ-teɪ-ʃən. - You mispronounce the final -tion as 'shun' with a dull /ən/; aim for /ʃən/ with a light, quick /ən/.
"Paramedics performed resuscitation on the patient after the collapse."
"The hospital's resuscitation team arrived within minutes to begin CPR and ventilation."
"A new protocol aimed to improve resuscitation outcomes in cardiac arrest cases."
Say re-SUS-ci-TA-tion, with primary stress on the third syllable -teɪ-, but in IPA: rɪˌsəˌsɪˈteɪʃən. Start with a short 'ri' as in 'rich', then an unstressed 'sə', another schwa 'sɪ', the main 'teɪ' with a clear 'ay' vowel, and end with 'ʃən' as in 'shun'. Keep jaw relatively closed and let the tongue glide from central to high front for the 'teɪ' vowel. Audio reference: you can compare to CPR pronunciation resources or pronunciation dictionaries for a quick audio model.
Common errors: misplacing the stress (putting it on -sus- or -ta-), pronouncing the vowel in the first syllable as a long 'ee' sound instead of a short 'ɪ' or schwa, and blending sounds too loosely in 'sci' making it sound like 'siz-'. Correction: emphasize rɪ first, then unstressed sə, then sɪ, then teɪ with a clear vowel, and finally ʃən. Practice by chunking into syllables rɪ-sə-sɪ-teɪ-ʃən and drilling slowly before speeding up.
US: rɪˌsəˌsɪˈteɪʃən with clear /r/ and schwas in unstressed syllables; UK: rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃən with a shorter 'ə' and slightly less rhoticity but still pronounced r in careful speech; AU: similar to UK/US but with slightly flatter vowels and non-rhotic tendencies in casual speech. Key notes: stress remains on the teɪʃən part, but vowel quality changes (ɪ vs ʌ, ə) and rhoticity influences the linking of r before vowels in some contexts.
The main challenges are two- and three-syllable rhythm with internal schwas, the /sə/ sequence after the initial /r/ and the diphthong /eɪ/ in -teɪ-, plus the ending /ʃən/ which can blur in fast speech. Speakers often misplace primary stress or compress the middle syllables, producing 'ri-sus-TA-tion' or 'ri-sus-ci-ta-shun'. Focus on separating syllables, and maintain the /t/ before the final /eɪ/ to avoid a rushed ending.
A distinctive feature is maintaining the triphasic rhythm rɪˌsəˌsɪ ˈteɪʃən, with the main emphasis on -teɪ-, while keeping clear hör of the preceding schwa syllables. The tricky part is the central 'sə-sɪ' sequence where the tongue relaxes into a midway cavity; avoid merging it with the following 'teɪ' by keeping a tiny boundary between /sə/ and /sɪ/.
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Resuscitation derives from the French resuscitation, from the Latin resuscitare, meaning to revive or to restore to life. The root resusc- comes from the Latin resur- “again” combined with -suscitare, from suus ‘under’ with citare ‘to summon, to call forth.’ The term entered English in the 19th century in medical usage, aligning with the broader revival and revivalist language of that era. Early uses framed resuscitation as a clinical practice tied to bringing back life in cases of apparent death, particularly in sudden medical emergencies. Over time, the concept broadened to include modern techniques like CPR, defibrillation, airway management, and advanced life support. The etymology mirrors a universal Medical ethos: to call back to life through swift, life-sustaining action. In contemporary usage, it has both noun and verb forms (to resuscitate), retaining the core idea of restoration rather than mere revival. The word has maintained a consistent medical-technical register, though it is also used metaphorically in non-medical contexts to describe revival or rejuvenation of systems, organizations, or processes.
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