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cardioversion

car·di·o·ver·sion [ krdee ə vùr'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
restoration of normal heart rhythm: the use of an electric shock to convert a dangerously rapid, fluttering, and ineffective heartbeat to its normal rhythm

[Late 20th century. <cardio- + reversion]
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