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microshock

microshock noun: a very small-scale shock.

Noun

microshock (plural microshocks)

  1. A very small-scale shock.
  2. A small electric current passing directly through the heart, sending the patient directly into ventricular fibrillation.

Forms of microshock

pluralmicroshocks

Origin of microshock

From micro- + shock.

Questions about microshock

What does microshock mean?
Microshock means a very small-scale shock.
What part of speech is microshock?
Microshock is a noun.
What is the plural of microshock?
The plural of microshock is microshocks.

Words near microshock in the dictionary

  1. microsheet
  2. microsheets
  3. microshell
  4. microshells
  5. Microshit
  6. microshock
  7. microshocks
  8. microshoot
  9. microshoots
  10. microshunt
  11. microshunts

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