pacemaker — Diccionario de inglés

Sustantivo

1. Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.

   Ejemplos

   natural pacemaker

   cardiac pacemaker

2. A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.

   Uso

   • broadly

   Ejemplos

   artificial pacemaker

   High intensity EMF can have adverse impacts on the operation of implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators.

3. One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.

   Uso

   • poco frecuente

   Sinónimos

   pacesetter

Sustantivo

1. a leading instance in its field

   Sinónimos

   pacesetter

   Términos más generales

   exemplarexamplemodelgood example

   Ejemplos

   the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations

2. a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat

   Sinónimos

   cardiac pacemakersinoatrial nodeSA node

   Términos más generales

   cardiac muscleheart muscle

3. an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker

   Sinónimos

   artificial pacemaker

   Términos más generales

   electronic device

4. a horse used to set the pace in racing

   Sinónimos

   pacerpacesetter

   Términos más generales

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