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cardioversion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
car-diover-sion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, either with medication or by use of a machine (a cardioverter) that delivers a controlled electric current.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cardio- (“heart”) + -version (“changing”). Compare reversion and conversion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cardioversions (plural)

Derived Forms

precardioversion postcardioversion

Frequently Paired Words

cardiovert defibrillation

Questions

What does cardioversion mean?
The treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, either with medication or by use of a machine (a cardioverter) that delivers a controlled electric current.
Where does cardioversion come from?
From cardio- (“heart”) + -version (“changing”). Compare reversion and conversion.

How to pronounce cardioversion

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