digitalization
American
[dij-i-tl-uh-zey-shuhn]
/ ˌdɪdʒ ɪ tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /
noun
Medicine/Medical.
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(in the treatment of heart disease) the administration of digitalis, usually in a regimen, to produce a desired physiological effect.
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the effect produced.
Etymology
Origin of digitalization
First recorded in 1880–85; digitalize + -ation
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