microshock

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noun

A very small-scale shock.

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Meanings

nounmicroshock (plural microshocks)

plural microshocks

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

Origin

From micro- + shock.

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APA

microshock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microshock

MLA

“microshock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microshock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microshock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microshock.

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