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cardioversion

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car·di·o·ver·sion  (kärd--vûrzhn, -shn)
n.
The conversion of an abnormal cardiac rhythm to a normal one either by the use of medication or by the application of electric shock, as with a defibrillator.
[cardio- + (con)version.]
cardioversion
Medicine. the restoration of proper heart rhythm by electrical shock.
See also: Heart
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