Pacemaker

  • 21pacemaker — UK [ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkə(r)] / US [ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkər] noun [countable] Word forms pacemaker : singular pacemaker plural pacemakers 1) medical a small piece of electronic equipment connected to someone s heart to help the heart muscles move regularly 2) someone …

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  • 22Pacemaker — Herzschrittmacher * * * Pace|ma|ker 〈[ pɛısmɛıkə(r)] m. 3〉 1. 〈Sp.〉 Pferd, das bei einem Rennen das Tempo bestimmt 2. 〈Med.〉 Herzschrittmacher [engl.] * * * Pace|ma|ker [ peɪsmeɪkɐ ], der; s, [engl. pace maker]: 1. (Pferdesport) Pferd, das die… …

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  • 23pacemaker — pa·ce·ma·ker s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS anat. → nodo senoatriale 2. TS med. in cardiochirurgia, piccolo generatore elettronico di impulsi funzionante a pila, che viene collocato sotto pelle con uno o due elettrodi a contatto col… …

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  • 24Pacemaker — Pace|ma|ker [...meikə] der; s, <aus engl. pacemaker »Schrittmacher«>: 1. in einem Rennen führendes Pferd, das (meist zugunsten eines anderen Pferdes, eines Stallgefährten) das Tempo des Rennens bestimmt (Pferdesport). 2. Schrittmacherzelle… …

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  • 25Pacemaker (disambiguation) — Pacemaker may refer to:In biology and medicine: * Cardiac pacemaker, a group of cells within the heart that together initiate contractions and set the pace of beating * Artificial pacemaker, a device implanted to provide proper heart rhythm when… …

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  • 26Pacemaker artificiel — Stimulateur cardiaque Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pacemaker. Le stimulateur cardiaque, ou pacemaker, ou pile est un dispositif implanté dans l’organisme délivrant des impulsions électriques au cœur et permettant par exemple d’accélérer ce… …

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  • 27Pacemaker cardiaque — Stimulateur cardiaque Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pacemaker. Le stimulateur cardiaque, ou pacemaker, ou pile est un dispositif implanté dans l’organisme délivrant des impulsions électriques au cœur et permettant par exemple d’accélérer ce… …

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  • 28Pacemaker potential — In the heart, the pacemaker potential is the voltage created by impulses from an artificial electronic pacemaker or the SA node which drives the rhythmic firing of the heart.The pacemaker potential brings the membrane potential to the threshold… …

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  • 29Pacemaker, artificial — A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm. An internal pacemaker is one in which the electrodes into the heart, the electronic circuitry and the power supply are implanted (internally) within… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 30Pacemaker, implantable — A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm. An internal pacemaker is one in which the electrodes into the heart, the electronic circuitry and the power supply are implanted (internally) within… …

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