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digitalization

digitalization

7.7
Giving a medicine called digitalis to treat some heart problems
  • noun
  • /ˌdɪdʒɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : digitalización (de digitalis)
  • The patient underwent digitalization to control his irregular heartbeat.

Examples

  • Careful monitoring is required during digitalization to avoid toxicity.

  • After the digitalization, his symptoms improved significantly.

  • Rapid digitalization can be risky in elderly patients.

  • The doctor recommended digitalization for her heart condition.

  • The patient underwent digitalization to control his irregular heartbeat.

  • Careful monitoring is required during digitalization to avoid toxicity.

  • After the digitalization, his symptoms improved significantly.

Surface Forms

digitalization singular
digitalizations plural
digitalisations plural
digitalisation singular

Morphology

digitalization = digitalize (opaque) = digital + ize + ation

Forming a process/result noun from the verb 'digitalize' with '-ation' is a regular, transparent derivation.

Etymology

Digitalization in medicine comes from the drug digitalis, which gets its name from the Latin digitus 'finger' because the plant's flowers fit a finger. So medical digitalization is the giving of digitalis to a patient to treat heart problems.