pacemaker
noun/ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkəɹ/
Etymology From pace + maker.
- natural pacemaker
- cardiac pacemaker
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Medicine, Sciences Broadly A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
- artificial pacemaker
- High intensity EMF can have adverse impacts on the operation of implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators.2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 73:
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Uncommon One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
- Derived terms
- biopacemaker, neuropacemaker, pacemaker current, pacemakerlike, pacemaker syndrome
- Related terms
- domestique