Definitions for pacemakerˈpeɪsˌmeɪ kər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pace•mak•erˈpeɪsˌmeɪ kər(n.)
Ref: pacesetter.
an electronic device surgically implanted beneath the skin to provide a normal heartbeat by electrical stimulation of the heart muscle.
Category: Medicine
any specialized body tissue governing a rhythmic physiological activity, esp. the sinoatrial node that regulates heartbeat.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
Origin of pacemaker:
1880–85
pace′mak`ing(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
pacesetter, pacemaker(noun)
a leading instance in its field
"the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations"
pacemaker, cardiac pacemaker, sinoatrial node, SA node(noun)
a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
pacemaker, artificial pacemaker(noun)
an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker
pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter(noun)
a horse used to set the pace in racing
Wiktionary
pacemaker(Noun)
One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
pacemaker(Noun)
A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
pacemaker(Noun)
A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
Origin: : pace + maker
Translations for pacemaker
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
pacemaker(noun)
an electronic device to make the heart beats regular or stronger.
- pasmakerAfrikaans
- جِهاز تَنظيم دقّات القَلبArabic
- пейсмейкърBulgarian
- marca-passoPortuguese (BR)
- kardiostimulátorCzech
- der HerzschrittmacherGerman
- pacemakerDanish
- βηματοδότηςGreek
- marcapasosSpanish
- südamestimulaatorEstonian
- دستگاه تنظیم ضربان قلبFarsi
- sydämentahdistinFinnish
- stimulateur cardiaqueFrench
- קוֹצב-לֵבHebrew
- पेसमेकर, हृदय को ठीक से संचालित करने वाला एक यंत्रHindi
- regulator srcaCroatian
- szívritmus-szabályozóHungarian
- pemacu jantungIndonesian
- gangráðurIcelandic
- pacemakerItalian
- ペースメーカーJapanese
- 심장박동조절장치Korean
- širdies stimuliatoriusLithuanian
- sirds stimulatorsLatvian
- perentak jantungMalay
- pacemakerDutch
- pacemakerNorwegian
- elektroniczny stymulator sercaPolish
- دستگاه تنظیم ضربان قلبPersian
- د قلب د تنظیم دستګاهPashto
- pacemakerPortuguese
- pacemaker, stimulator cardiacRomanian
- электрокардиостимуляторRussian
- kardiostimulátorSlovak
- srčni vzpodbujevalnikSlovenian
- pejsmejkerSerbian
- pacemakerSwedish
- อุปกรณ์ไฟฟ้าที่ช่วยให้อัตราการเต้นของหัวใจสม่ำเสมอThai
- irkilteç, kalp atış düzenleyicisiTurkish
- 心律調整器Chinese (Trad.)
- електрокардіостимуляторUkrainian
- دل کي دھڑکن کو جاري رکھنے کا ايک برقي آلہUrdu
- máy điều hoà nhịp timVietnamese
- 起搏器Chinese (Simp.)
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