pacemaker

Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.

Noun

  1. Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.
    • natural pacemaker
    • cardiac pacemaker
  2. 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,...
  3. One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.

    Synonyms: pacesetter

Origin

From pace + maker.

Forms

pacemakers peacemaker

Related

domestique

Derived

biopacemaker neuropacemaker pacemaker current pacemakerlike pacemaker syndrome