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Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of marca (“to mark”) + paso (“pace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾkaˈpaso/
- Rhymes: -aso
- Syllabification: mar‧ca‧pa‧so
Noun
marcapaso m (plural marcapasos)
- Alternative spelling of marcapasos (“pacemaker”)
2019 January 27, Lisandra Fariñas Acosta, “Cardiopatías: educar al paciente en su autocuidado”, in Granma:En el país existen decenas de miles de pacientes que viven con una operación cardiaca, un marcapaso, que tienen puesta una válvula en el corazón, un stent en una coronaria y muchos más, «que sin haber sido intervenidos tienen tratamiento y seguimiento por el médico de la familia, sus clínicos, cardiólogos o los hospitales donde se les brinda atención», refirió la especialista.- In the country there are tens of thousands of patients who live with a heart operation, a pacemaker, who have a valve placed in their heart, a coronary stent and many more, "who without having undergone surgery have treatment and follow-up by the doctor of the family, their clinicians, cardiologists or the hospitals where they receive care," said the specialist.
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