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pacemaker

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From pace +‎ maker.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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pacemaker (plural pacemakers)

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  1. (anatomy) Specialized cells 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[1], 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

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Descendants

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  • Danish: pacemaker
  • Dutch: pacemaker
  • Swedish: pacemaker

Translations

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See also

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English pacemaker.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpeːsˌmeː.kər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pace‧ma‧ker

Noun

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pacemaker m (plural pacemakers, diminutive pacemakertje n)

  1. pacemaker (medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat)
  2. pacemaker (one who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others)
    Synonym: gangmaker
    • 1887 June 4, “Binnenland”, in Provinciale Noordbrabantsche en 's Hertogenbossche courant[2], 's Hertogenbosch, page 2:
      Op hunnen weg reden als pacemakers afwisselend voor hen uit de heeren Pruijmboom en van Raden op premier-safeties.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English pacemaker.

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    Noun

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    pacemaker m (plural pacemakers)

    1. pacemaker (device)

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    Hungarian

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     pacemaker on Hungarian Wikipedia

    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English pacemaker.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈpeːsmeːkɛr]
    • Rhymes: -ɛr
    • Hyphenation: pace‧ma‧ker[2]

    Noun

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    pacemaker (plural pacemakerek)

    1. (medicine) pacemaker (a medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker)
      Synonym: szívritmus-szabályozó

    Declension

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    Possessive forms of pacemaker
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. pacemakerem pacemakereim
    2nd person sing. pacemakered pacemakereid
    3rd person sing. pacemakere pacemakerei
    1st person plural pacemakerünk pacemakereink
    2nd person plural pacemakeretek pacemakereitek
    3rd person plural pacemakerük pacemakereik

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    References

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    1. ^ pacemaker in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
    2. ^ pacemaker at e-nyelv.hu

    Italian

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    Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from English pacemaker.

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      pacemaker m (invariable)

      1. pacemaker
        Synonym: (rare) segnapassi

      Romanian

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      Etymology

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      Unadapted borrowing from English pacemaker.

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      pacemaker n (plural pacemakere)

      1. pacemaker

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      Swedish

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      Etymology

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      From English pacemaker, used since 1891.

      Noun

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      pacemaker c

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

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