cardioverter
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car·dio·ver·ter
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Definition of cardioverter
: a medical device for the administration of an electric shock in cardioversion
The cardioverter, which is fully automatic, weighs but 90 g and is inserted like a permanent pacemaker.— John Maurice The silver-colored, pager-size device, called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, can speed up a slow heart and slow a racing heartbeat.— Susan Page
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As for his health, Fletcher recently had a cardioverter-defibrillator implanted in his heart. — Lauren Saria, azcentral, "2 years after a coma, this Phoenix chef is back and making the burgers of his dreams," 3 July 2019 As for his health, Fletcher recently had a cardioverter-defibrillator implanted in his heart. — Lauren Saria, azcentral, "2 years after a coma, this Phoenix chef is back and making the burgers of his dreams," 3 July 2019 His implantable cardioverter defibrillator, designed to detect and treat ventricular tachycardia, was checked. — David Becker, Philly.com, "Medical mystery: A shocking heart ailment," 14 July 2017 That a quirky, little exhibit of world-class paintings made its way into a tiny art gallery in Aurora, Colorado, has everything to do with the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, "What started with a defibrillator has somehow ended up as a must-see art display in Aurora," 16 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cardioverter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cardioverter
noun
car·dio·ver·ter
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Medical Definition of cardioverter
: a device for the administration of an electric shock in cardioversion