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pacemaker

pacemaker

English

Noun

pacemaker (plural pacemakers)

  1. One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
  2. (anatomy) A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
  3. (hence, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.

Translations


Swedish

Etymology

From English pacemaker, used since 1891.

Noun

pacemaker c

  1. (sports) a pacemaker, one who sets the pace
  2. (medicine) a pacemaker, an implant that stimulates the heart to beat

Declension

Related terms

  • pacemakerbärare

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