pacu jantung
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of pacu (literally “spur”) + jantung (“heart”). Compare French stimulateur cardiaque, Russian кардиостимуля́тор (kardiostimuljátor)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pacu jantung (plural pacu-pacu jantung, first-person possessive pacu jantungku, second-person possessive pacu jantungmu, third-person possessive pacu jantungnya)
- (cardiology) pacemaker: A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
Synonyms
[edit]- perentak jantung (Standard Malay)
Further reading
[edit]- “pacu jantung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.