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CARDIAC PACEMAKER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat

Synonyms:

cardiac pacemaker; pacemaker; SA node; sinoatrial node

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("cardiac pacemaker" is a kind of...):

cardiac muscle; heart muscle (the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction)

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 Context examples: 

The average (mean) duration (time) of the QRS interval, obtained from a set of measurements of the QRS interval while the ventricle rhythm is controlled by an electrical impulse from a mechanical cardiac pacemaker.

(Mean QRS Duration Ventricular Paced, NCI Thesaurus)

Before you get a scan, tell your doctor if you: • Are pregnant • Have pieces of metal in your body • Have metal or electronic devices in your body, such as a cardiac pacemaker or a metal artificial joint

(MRI Scans, NIH)