pacemaker — 영어 사전

명사

1. Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.

   예문

   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.

   용법

   • broadly

   예문

   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.

   용법

   • 자주 쓰이지 않음

   동의어

   pacesetter

명사

1. a leading instance in its field

   동의어

   pacesetter

   상위어

   exemplarexamplemodelgood example

   예문

   the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations

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

   동의어

   cardiac pacemakersinoatrial nodeSA node

   상위어

   cardiac muscleheart muscle

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

   동의어

   artificial pacemaker

   상위어

   electronic device

4. a horse used to set the pace in racing

   동의어

   pacerpacesetter

   상위어

   racehorserace horsebangtail