marca-passo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pacemaker noun A small medical device implanted in the chest to regulate an irregular heartbeat.
Senses
marca-passo is used for these senses in English:
- measuring worm The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.
- pacemaker (hence, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
pacemaker — full definition
- noun A small medical device implanted in the chest to regulate an irregular heartbeat.
- noun A runner or competitor who sets the speed for others in a race.