pacemaker
IPA: pˈeɪsmeɪkɝ
noun
- One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
- (anatomy) A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
- (by extension, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
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Examples of "pacemaker" in Sentences
- He received a pacemaker in 2004.
- They're talking about a pacemaker.
- It won the Pacemaker in 2001 as well.
- Other devices with pacemaker function.
- Pacemaker patient identification card.
- If channels in cardiac pacemaker cells .
- There are multiple entries for pacemaker.
- Membrane composition as a metabolic pacemaker.
- It is an operation like a pacemaker or appendectomy.