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artificial pacemaker
(redirected from Heart pacemaker)

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artificial pacemaker
n.
An electronic device that substitutes for the natural pacemaker of the heart. It may be surgically implanted or placed externally on the chest.

artificial pacemaker.
See pacemaker.


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