pacemaker — Dictionnaire anglais

Nom

1. Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.

   Exemples

   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.

   Usage

   • broadly

   Exemples

   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.

   Usage

   • peu courant

   Synonymes

   pacesetter

Nom

1. a leading instance in its field

   Synonymes

   pacesetter

   Termes génériques

   exemplarexamplemodelgood example

   Exemples

   the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations

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

   Synonymes

   cardiac pacemakersinoatrial nodeSA node

   Termes génériques

   cardiac muscleheart muscle

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

   Synonymes

   artificial pacemaker

   Termes génériques

   electronic device

4. a horse used to set the pace in racing

   Synonymes

   pacerpacesetter

   Termes génériques

   racehorserace horsebangtail