pacemaker — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.

   Esempi

   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

   Esempi

   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 comune

   Sinonimi

   pacesetter

Sostantivo

1. a leading instance in its field

   Sinonimi

   pacesetter

   Termini più generali

   exemplarexamplemodelgood example

   Esempi

   the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations

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

   Sinonimi

   cardiac pacemakersinoatrial nodeSA node

   Termini più generali

   cardiac muscleheart muscle

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

   Sinonimi

   artificial pacemaker

   Termini più generali

   electronic device

4. a horse used to set the pace in racing

   Sinonimi

   pacerpacesetter

   Termini più generali

   racehorserace horsebangtail