HealthAugust 29, 2026

cardioverter

KAR-dee-oh-vur-tur

Definition

A device designed to monitor heart rhythms and deliver electrical shocks to correct dangerous, life-threatening rapid heart rates.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'kardia' (heart) and the Latin 'vertere' (to turn or change), referring to the device's function of 'turning' or converting an abnormal heart rhythm back to a normal one.

In the news

The article uses 'cardioverter' as part of the full term 'implantable cardioverter defibrillator' (ICD), describing the device's function of monitoring and correcting lethal heart rhythms.

Virtual e-health system VIRTUES shows overwhelmingly positive results for monitoring cardiac devices

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