Meanings
nounpacemaker (plural pacemakers)
plural pacemakers · alternative peacemaker
- broadlymedicineA medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
artificial pacemaker
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High intensity EMF can have adverse impacts on the operation of implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators.
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Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
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Broader
nounan implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker
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artificial pacemaker
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electronic device
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan marcapassos
- marcapassosmedical implement
Chinese Cantonese 竇房結 /窦房结
- 竇房結 /窦房结 (dau⁶ fong⁴ git³)anatomy: set of nerves
Chinese Mandarin 竇房結 /窦房结, 起搏器
- 竇房結 /窦房结 (dòufángjié)anatomy: set of nerves
- 起搏器 (qǐbóqì)medical implement
- 帶步人 /带步人 (dàibùrén)one who sets the pace in a race
- 配速員 /配速员 (pèisùyuán)one who sets the pace in a race
Czech kardiostimulátor
- kardiostimulátormedical implement
Danish pacemaker
- pacemakermedical implement
Dutch pacemaker, pacemaker
- pacemakermedical implement
- pacemakerone who sets the pace in a race
Finnish sydänhermo, sydämentahdistin
- sydänhermoanatomy: set of nerves
- sydämentahdistinmedical implement
- tahdistinmedical implement
- vauhdinpitäjäone who sets the pace in a race
French stimulateur cardiaque, pacemaker
- stimulateur cardiaquemedical implement
- pacemakermedical implement
- stimulateurmedical implement
- meneur de trainone who sets the pace in a race
German Herzschrittmacher, Pacemaker
- Herzschrittmachermedical implement
- Pacemakermedical implement
- Schrittmacherone who sets the pace in a race
- Pacemakerone who sets the pace in a race
- Tempomacherone who sets the pace in a race
Hindi गतिप्रेरक, गतिनिर्धारक यन्ट्
- गतिप्रेरक (gatiprerak)anatomy: set of nerves
- गतिनिर्धारक यन्ट् (gatinirdhārak yanṭ)medical implement
Hungarian szívritmus-szabályozó, pacemaker
- szívritmus-szabályozómedical implement
- pacemakermedical implement
Icelandic gangráður
- gangráðurmedical implement
Indonesian pacu jantung
- pacu jantungmedical implement
Irish séadaire, séadaire
- séadairemedical implement
- séadaireone who sets the pace in a race
Italian pacemaker, segnapassi cardiaco
- pacemakeranatomy: set of nerves
- segnapassi cardiacoanatomy: set of nerves
- segnaritmo cardiacoanatomy: set of nerves
- marcapassi cardiacoanatomy: set of nerves
- marcaritmo cardiacoanatomy: set of nerves
- ritmatore cardiacoanatomy: set of nerves
- ritmizzatore cardiacoanatomy: set of nerves
- nodo senoatrialeanatomy: set of nerves
- pacemakermedical implement
- segnapassi cardiacomedical implement
- segnaritmo cardiacomedical implement
- marcapassi cardiacomedical implement
Japanese ペースメーカー
- ペースメーカー (pēsumēkā)medical implement
Korean 심장박동조율기
- 심장박동조율기 (simjangbakdongjoyulgi)medical implement
Malay alat pacu jantung
- alat pacu jantungmedical implement
Māori mīhini whakataki manawa
- mīhini whakataki manawamedical implement
Persian ضربانساز
- ضربانساز (zarabân-sâz)anatomy: set of nerves
Polish węzeł zatokowo-przedsionkowy, rozrusznik serca
- węzeł zatokowo-przedsionkowyanatomy: set of nerves
- rozrusznik sercamedical implement
- rozrusznikmedical implement
- zającone who sets the pace in a race
Portuguese marca-passo
- marca-passomedical implement
Russian электрокардиостимуля́тор, ЭКС
- электрокардиостимуля́тор (elektrokardiostimuljátor)medical implement
- ЭКС (EKS)medical implement
- кардиостимуля́тор (kardiostimuljátor)medical implement
Slovak kardiostimulátor
- kardiostimulátormedical implement
Spanish marcapasos, marcapaso
- marcapasosanatomy: set of nerves
- marcapasomedical implement
- marcapasosmedical implement
- estimulador cardíacomedical implement
- liebreone who sets the pace in a race
Swedish pacemaker, hare
- pacemakermedical implement
- hareone who sets the pace in a race
- pacemakerone who sets the pace in a race
Turkish kalp pili
- kalp pilimedical implement
Welsh rheolydd calon
- rheolydd calonmedical implement
Cite this entry
APA
pacemaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pacemaker
MLA
“pacemaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pacemaker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pacemaker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pacemaker.
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