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CARDIOSTIMULATEUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- The Heart
- Biotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- artificial cardiac pacemaker
1, record 1, English, artificial%20cardiac%20pacemaker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- artificial pacemaker 2, record 1, English, artificial%20pacemaker
correct
- pacemaker 3, record 1, English, pacemaker
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device designed to stimulate, by electrical impulses, contraction of the heart muscle at a certain rate. 1, record 1, English, - artificial%20cardiac%20pacemaker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, English, - artificial%20cardiac%20pacemaker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It may be temporary (external) or permanent (internal or internal-external). 1, record 1, English, - artificial%20cardiac%20pacemaker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Cœur
- Biotechnologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stimulateur cardiaque
1, record 1, French, stimulateur%20cardiaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cardiostimulateur 2, record 1, French, cardiostimulateur
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- pacemaker 3, record 1, French, pacemaker
correct, masculine noun
- pace-maker 4, record 1, French, pace%2Dmaker
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] appareil équipé d'un circuit qui achemine dans le muscle cardiaque un faible courant électrique reproduisant la stimulation naturelle des nerfs. 5, record 1, French, - stimulateur%20cardiaque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 6, record 1, French, - stimulateur%20cardiaque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pacemaker : terme anglais, critiqué par certains, passé dans la terminologie médicale française. 6, record 1, French, - stimulateur%20cardiaque
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cardiostimulateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo médico y quirúrgico
- Corazón
- Biotecnología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- estimulador cardiaco
1, record 1, Spanish, estimulador%20cardiaco
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- marcapasos 1, record 1, Spanish, marcapasos
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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