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microshock /mi·cro·shock/ (-shok″) in cardiology, a low level of electric current applied directly to myocardial tissue; as little as 0.1 mA causes ventricular fibrillation.

microshock

[mī′krəshok]

1 shock from an electric current of less than 1 milliampere. It may not be felt.

2 the passage of current directly into the cardiac tissue.

microshock [mi´kro-shok″]

a small electric shock resulting from current that has passed directly into the cardiac tissue from an electrode in contact with it; in this situation extremely small amounts of current may produce fibrillation.

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