digitalization

[dij-i-tl-uh-zey-shuh n]

noun Medicine/Medical.

(in the treatment of heart disease) the administration of digitalis, usually in a regimen, to produce a desired physiological effect.
the effect produced.

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Origin of digitalization

First recorded in 1880–85; digitalize + -ation

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Examples from the Web for digitalization

Contemporary Examples

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digitalization in Medicine

digitalization

(dĭj′ĭ-tl-ĭ-zā′shən)

n.

The administration of digitalis by a dosage schedule until sufficient amounts are present in the body to produce the desired therapeutic effects.

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