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pacemaker

pacemaker

n. a natural or artificial device that helps establish and maintain certain biological rhythms. Unqualified, the term usually refers to a cardiac pacemaker. Natural pacemakers include the sinoatrial node, which regulates heart rhythm, and the thalamic pacemaker.

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