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pacemaker
[ peys-mey-ker ]
noun
- Medicine/Medical. an electronic device implanted beneath the skin for providing a normal heartbeat by electrical stimulation of the heart muscle, used in certain heart conditions.
- Anatomy, Physiology. any specialized tissue that governs a rhythmic or cyclic biological activity, as the sinoatrial node of the heart that controls heartbeat.
pacemaker
/ ˈɪˌɪə /
noun
- a person, horse, vehicle, etc, used in a race or speed trial to set the pace
- a person, an organization, etc, regarded as being the leader in a particular field of activity
- Also calledcardiac pacemaker a small area of specialized tissue within the wall of the right atrium of the heart whose spontaneous electrical activity initiates and controls the beat of the heart
- Also calledartificial pacemaker an electronic device for use in certain cases of heart disease to assume the functions of the natural cardiac pacemaker
pacemaker
/ ′′kə /
- Any of several usually miniaturized and surgically implanted electronic devices used to stimulate or regulate contractions of the heart muscle. Electrodes attached to the heart muscle conduct electrical signals generated from the pacemaker, which either provides constant electrical stimuli to regularize the heartbeat (fixed-rate pacemakers) or provides a stimulus only when electrical activity within the heart is abnormal (demand pacemakers). Pacemakers are used in the treatment of various arrhythmias.
- A part of the body, such as the specialized mass of cardiac muscle fibers of the sinoatrial node, that sets the pace or rhythm of physiological activity.
pacemaker
- A group of specialized muscle fibers in the heart that send out impulses to regulate the heartbeat. If the heart's built-in pacemaker does not function properly, an artificial pacemaker may be necessary — a small electrical device that also regulates the heartbeat by sending out impulses. An artificial pacemaker may be placed inside the body surgically or may be worn outside.
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Example Sentences
Authorities believe Hackman died on 18 February - the date of his last recorded pacemaker activity, which showed an abnormal rhythm of atrial fibrillation.
Hackman’s pacemaker showed it was active until Feb. 18, which were the last signs of life, authorities said.
Hackman, 95, died from heart disease, likely days afterward, as his pacemaker last showed activity on Feb. 18, officials said.
Mendoza said at a news conference Friday that Feb. 17 was the last day Hackman’s pacemaker showed activity and that it is “a very good assumption that it was his last day of life.”
And thus, so was her husband’s pacemaker monitor, which was connected to it.
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