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Word: Cardioversion
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1960s. From cardio- + -version
Definition:
The treatment of atrial fibrillation and other cardiac arrhythmias by means of a direct-current shock to the chest, typically during a selected part of the cardiac cycle; an instance of this. In later use also: restoration of the normal rhythm of the heart by any means.
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