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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pace•mak•er /ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- pacesetter.
- Medicinean electronic device surgically placed beneath the skin to provide a normal heartbeat by electrically stimulating the heart muscle.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pace•mak•er (pās′mā′kər),USA pronunciation n. - pacesetter.
- Medicinean electronic device implanted beneath the skin for providing a normal heartbeat by electrical stimulation of the heart muscle, used in certain heart conditions.
- Physiology, Anatomy[Anat., Physiol.]any specialized tissue that governs a rhythmic or cyclic biological activity, as the sinoatrial node of the heart that controls heartbeat.
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