pacemaker

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pace +‎ maker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkəɹ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

pacemaker (plural pacemakers)

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  1. (anatomy) A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
    natural pacemaker
    cardiac pacemaker
  2. (by extension, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
    artificial pacemaker
    • 2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy‎, page 73:
      High intensity EMF can have adverse impacts on the operation of implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators.
  3. (now uncommon) One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
    Synonym: pacesetter

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Danish: pacemaker
  • → Swedish: pacemaker

Translations

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See also

French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English pacemaker.

Noun

pacemaker m (plural pacemakers)

  1. pacemaker (device)

Further reading

Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from English pacemaker.

Noun

pacemaker m (invariable)

  1. pacemaker
    Synonym: (rare) segnapassi

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English pacemaker.

Noun

pacemaker n (plural pacemakere)

  1. pacemaker

Declension

Declension of pacemaker
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pacemaker pacemakerul pacemakere pacemakerele
genitive-dative pacemaker pacemakerului pacemakere pacemakerelor
vocative pacemakerule pacemakerelor

Swedish

Etymology

From English pacemaker, used since 1891.

Noun

pacemaker c

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

Declension

Declension of pacemaker
nominative genitive
singular indefinite pacemaker pacemakers
definite pacemakern pacemakerns
plural indefinite pacemakrar pacemakrars
definite pacemakrarna pacemakrarnas

References

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