cardioverter

noun

car·dio·ver·ter | \ ˈkär-dē-ō-ˌvər-tər

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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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. 2017

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