pacemaker
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
pacemaker (plural pacemakers)
- One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
- (anatomy) A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
- (by extension, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
Translations
one who sets the pace in a race
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anatomy: set of nerves
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medical implement
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Swedish
Etymology
From English pacemaker, used since 1891.
Noun
pacemaker c
- (sports) a pacemaker, one who sets the pace
- (medicine) a pacemaker, an implant that stimulates the heart to beat
Declension
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Singular | Plural | |||
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Nominative | pacemaker | pacemakern | pacemakrar | pacemakrarna |
Genitive | pacemakers | pacemakerns | pacemakrars | pacemakrarnas |