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
