electrocardioversion

English

Etymology

electro- + cardioversion = electro- + cardiovert + -ion.

Noun

electrocardioversion (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) Cardioversion by means of electricity (electroshocks or direct current), as opposed to chemically (pharmacologically/medically).

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