heart pacemaker
1heart pacemaker — Wilson Greatbach …
2heart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. center, substance; kernel, pith, gist, core; breast; spirit, courage; sympathy, affection, understanding; nature, soul. See importance, middle, feeling, interior. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The pump in… …
3Heart block — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I44 I45 ICD 9 …
4Heart failure — Classification and external resources The major signs and symptoms of heart failure. ICD 10 I5 …
5Pacemaker (disambiguation) — Pacemaker may refer to:In biology and medicine: * Cardiac pacemaker, a group of cells within the heart that together initiate contractions and set the pace of beating * Artificial pacemaker, a device implanted to provide proper heart rhythm when… …
6pacemaker — n. (Physiol. & Anat.) 1. a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat. Syn: cardiac pacemaker, sinoatrial node. [WordNet 1.5] 2. An implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker[1];… …
7pacemaker — [pās′māk΄ər] n. 1. a) a runner, horse, automobile, etc. that sets the pace for others, as in a race b) a person, group, or thing that leads the way or serves as a model 2. Anat. a) a dense network of interwoven, specialized muscle fibers in the… …
8Heart rate — is the number of heartbeats per unit of time, typically expressed as beats per minute (bpm). Heart rate can vary as the body s need to absorb oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide changes, such as during exercise or sleep. The measurement of heart… …
9Heart valve repair — Intervention ICD 9 CM 35.0 35.2 Heart valve repair is a surgical technique used to fix defects in …
10pacemaker — ► NOUN 1) (also pacesetter) a competitor who sets the pace at the beginning of a race or competition. 2) an artificial device for stimulating and regulating the heart muscle …
