pacemaker — Dicionário de inglês

Substantivo

1. Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.

   Exemplos

   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

   Exemplos

   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

   • pouco comum

   Sinônimos

   pacesetter

Substantivo

1. a leading instance in its field

   Sinônimos

   pacesetter

   Termos mais gerais

   exemplarexamplemodelgood example

   Exemplos

   the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations

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

   Sinônimos

   cardiac pacemakersinoatrial nodeSA node

   Termos mais gerais

   cardiac muscleheart muscle

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

   Sinônimos

   artificial pacemaker

   Termos mais gerais

   electronic device

4. a horse used to set the pace in racing

   Sinônimos

   pacerpacesetter

   Termos mais gerais

   racehorserace horsebangtail