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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

인공심박조율기

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ingongsimbakjoyulgi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pacemaker/ˈpeɪsˌmeɪ.kər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 환자는 심장 박동을 조절하기 위해 인공심박조율기를 이식받았다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small medical device placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms using electrical pulses.

    "After his surgery, the doctor fitted him with a pacemaker to regulate his heart rate."
  2. 2

    A runner in a long-distance race who leads for the first part of the competition to establish a fast speed.

    "The Kenyan athlete acted as a pacemaker during the first three laps of the marathon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from pace (from Middle English pace, Latin passus, meaning 'step') and maker (from Old English macian, meaning 'to make or construct'). Originally denoting someone or something that sets a pace in a race or activity, the term evolved in the mid-20th century to specifically designate the medical electronic device that regulates the heartbeat.

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