Schrittmacher

German

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Noun

Schrittmacher m (strong, genitive Schrittmachers, plural Schrittmacher)

  1. (medicine) clipping of Herzschrittmacher (“pacemaker”) (medical device implanted to regulate heart rhythm); colloquial usage includes implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
  2. (physiology, anatomy) natural pacemaker
  3. (sports) pacemaker, pacesetter; a runner who runs at a specific pace at the start of a race
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