ARTIFICIAL PACEMAKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does artificial pacemaker mean? 

• ARTIFICIAL PACEMAKER (noun)
  The noun ARTIFICIAL PACEMAKER has 1 sense:

1. an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker

  Familiarity information: ARTIFICIAL PACEMAKER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTIFICIAL PACEMAKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

artificial pacemaker; pacemaker

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

electronic device (a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically)

 Context examples 

Also called artificial pacemaker and cardiac pacemaker.

(Pacemaker, NCI Dictionary)

Also called artificial pacemaker and pacemaker.

(Cardiac pacemaker, NCI Dictionary)