English Explanatory Dictionary

cardioversion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, either with medication or by use of a machine (a cardioverter) that delivers a controlled electric current.

Word forms

cardioversion cardioversions

Etymology

From cardio- (“heart”) + -version (“changing”). Compare reversion and conversion.

Related words

cardiovert

Derived words

precardioversion postcardioversion
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