cardioversion

See also: cardioversión

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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.

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cardioversion (countable and uncountable, plural cardioversions)

  1. 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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