cardioversion
See also: cardioversión
English
Etymology
From 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
cardioversion (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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treatment of cardiac arrhythmia
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See also
- cardioversion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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