Cardioverter

//ˌkɑː(ɹ)diəʊˈvɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A machine that performs cardioversion (specifically, electrocardioversion), in either hospital equipment form or implantable form.

    "According to the US Food and Drug Administration, 398,740 of St. Jude Medical’s implantable cardioverter defibrillators, known as ICDs, and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators, known as CRT-Ds, are affected with premature battery depletion."

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"According to the US Food and Drug Administration, 398,740 of St. Jude Medical’s implantable cardioverter defibrillators, known as ICDs, and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators, known as CRT-Ds, are affected with premature battery depletion."

Etymology

From cardiovert + -er.

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