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digitalization

[ dij-i-tl-uh-zey-shuh n ]
/ ˌdɪdʒ ɪ tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /
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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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Nearby words

digital wallet, digital watch, digitalin, digitalis, digitalism, digitalization, digitalize, digitate, digitation, digiti-, digitiform

Origin of digitalization

First recorded in 1880–85; digitalize + -ation
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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Medicine definitions for digitalization

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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