direct current defibrillator

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• DC — Abbreviation for direct current. * * * daily census; data communication; data conversion; decrease; deep compartment; defining characteristic; dendritic cell; dendritic core; Dental Corps; deoxycholate; descending colon; dextran charcoal;… …   Medical dictionary

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• Cardioversion — The conversion of one cardiac rhythm or electrical pattern to another, almost always from an abnormal to a normal one. This conversion can be accomplished by pharmacologic means using medications or by electrical cardioversion using a… …   Medical dictionary

• DC — • daily census; • data communication; • data conversion; • decrease; • deep compartment; • defining characteristic; • dendritic cell; • dendritic core; • Dental Corps; • deoxycholate; • descending colon; • dextran charcoal; • diagonal conjugate;… …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations