pacemaker
/ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkəɹ/
pacemaker noun: specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.
Noun
pacemaker (plural pacemakers)
- Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.
- natural pacemaker
- cardiac pacemaker
- 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, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 73
- One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
- Synonyms:
- pacesetter
pacemaker meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
pacemaker in Hindi
- anatomy: set of nerves
- गतिप्रेरक gatiprerak
- medical implement
- गतिनिर्धारक यन्ट् gatinirdhārak yanṭ
pacemaker in Tamil
- இதயத்துடிப்பு தூண்டும் இடம், இதய முடுக்கி
pacemaker in Bengali
- স্নায়ুর একটি গুচ্ছ, একটি চিকিৎসাজনিত যন্ত্র, দৌড়ে একজন ব্যক্তি
pacemaker in Kannada
- ನಡಗೆಹೆಚ್ಚುಕ, ಆಯಹೆಚ್ಚುಕ
More languagesFewer languages
- pacemaker in Malay
- alat pacu jantung
- pacemaker in Indonesian
- pacu jantung
- pacemaker in Persian
- ضربانساز zarabân-sâz
Examples of pacemaker in a sentence
- The surgeon performed the insertion of a pacemaker.
- An ectopic pacemaker causes a nonsinus rhythm.
- It's a bit like cycling with its pacemakers and its slipstreamers.
Synonyms of pacemaker
Forms of pacemaker
| plural | pacemakers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | peacemaker |
Origin of pacemaker
From pace + maker.
Words formed from pacemaker
Phrases with pacemaker
Questions about pacemaker
- What does pacemaker mean?
- Pacemaker means specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.
- What is pacemaker in Hindi?
- Pacemaker in Hindi is गतिप्रेरक (gatiprerak), गतिनिर्धारक यन्ट् (gatinirdhārak yanṭ). See Pacemaker meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pacemaker?
- Pacemaker is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pacemaker?
- Pacemaker is pronounced /ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkəɹ/.
- What is the plural of pacemaker?
- The plural of pacemaker is pacemakers.
Words near pacemaker in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pacemaker (page history and authors); pacemaker (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pacemaker (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pacemaker (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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