One answer comes from the fact that it takes a great deal of force to shock quartz. Indeed, until recently, it wasn’t believed that quartz was shockable.
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Shockable
Synonyms for "shockable" (4 found)
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1 entriesmedical property
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2 entriesventricular fibrillationventricular tachycardia
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6 entriescardiac arrestdefibrillable rhythmelectrical defibrillationshockable rhythmventricular fibrillationventricular tachycardia
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2 entriesmore shockablemost shockable
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shockable rhythm
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Ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) are considered shockable and thus require defibrillation.
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