cardioversion
See also: cardioversión
English
editEtymology
editFrom cardio- + version. cardio- is from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía). The second term is by analogy and can be any term from Latin verso like invert or revert. The mixing of Latin and Greek morphemes suggests that this was coined in English.
Noun
editcardioversion (countable and uncountable, plural cardioversions)
- The treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, either with medication or by use of a machine (a cardioverter) that delivers a controlled electric current.
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editTranslations
edittreatment of cardiac arrhythmia
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See also
edit- cardioversion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia