Cardioverter
//ˌkɑː(ɹ)diəʊˈvɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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