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ARTIFICIAL CARDIAC PACEMAKER [1 record]

Record 1 2017-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • The Heart
  • Biotechnology
DEF

A device designed to stimulate, by electrical impulses, contraction of the heart muscle at a certain rate.

CONT

... a small, battery-operated electronic device ... is inserted under the skin to help the heart beat regularly and at an appropriate rate. ... A pacemaker generally has two parts -- the generator and the leads.

OBS

It may be temporary (external) or permanent (internal or internal-external).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Cœur
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

[...] appareil équipé d'un circuit qui achemine dans le muscle cardiaque un faible courant électrique reproduisant la stimulation naturelle des nerfs.

CONT

Cardiostimulateur : [les] fils (électrodes) sont placés sur la surface du cœur et sortent à la peau. Ils sont branchés à un cardiostimulateur externe («pacemaker» et servent à accélérer votre cœur au besoin.

OBS

pacemaker : terme anglais, critiqué par certains, passé dans la terminologie médicale française.

Key term(s)
  • cardiostimulateur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
  • Corazón
  • Biotecnología
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