pacemaker

noun

pace·mak·er | \ ˈpās-ˌmā-kər

Definition of pacemaker

1a : one that sets the pace for another

b : one that takes the lead or sets an example

2a : a group of cells or a body part (such as the sinus node of the heart) that serves to establish and maintain a rhythmic activity

b : an electrical device for stimulating or steadying the heartbeat or reestablishing the rhythm of an arrested heart

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Synonyms & Antonyms for pacemaker

Synonyms

Antonyms

follower,
imitator

Examples of pacemaker in a Sentence

has long been regarded as a pacemaker in home electronics

Recent Examples on the Web The 81-year-old is high risk, living with a pacemaker, lung disorder and double-cancer history. — Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Here's how Milwaukee-area faith leaders view Easter dining, in a year and season of rebirth," 31 Mar. 2021 Those with a pacemaker and people undergoing chemotherapy, among others, are not scanned, Galbraith said. — James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, "Body scanner, paid for with federal CARES Act funds, helps keep drugs, contraband out of Harford County jail," 19 Mar. 2021 The medical examiner later blamed her heart disease, saying her pacemaker failed. — Special To The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, "Did James Fuller Plymell III need to die?," 3 Mar. 2021 Stacy had suffered from heart problems and had a pacemaker. — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, "S.C. nurse who fatally poisoned husband with eye drops: "I just wanted him to suffer"," 13 Mar. 2021 New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone took a leave of absence from the team to get a pacemaker and intends to return to work in a few days. — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, "Cubs-Dodgers MLB 2021 spring training live stream (3/4): How to watch online, TV info, time," 5 Mar. 2021 While the heart checkup came back normal, there were indications of a low heart rate which, after further consultations with doctors in Tampa, necessitates a pacemaker. — Kristie Ackert, courant.com, "Aaron Boone to receive pacemaker, expects to return to Yankees within days," 3 Mar. 2021 The New York Yankees announced Wednesday that manager Aaron Boone is taking an immediate medical leave of absence to receive a pacemaker. — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, "New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone takes medical leave of absence to receive pacemaker," 3 Mar. 2021 At Maimonides hospital, in Brooklyn, Adrian Kantrowitz, a surgeon-inventor who had helped perfect the pacemaker and the heart-lung machine, began working on pump designs. — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, "How to Build an Artificial Heart," 1 Mar. 2021

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