National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Cardiac Pacemaker
Synonyms

cardiac pacemaker

artificial pacemaker

Cardiac pacemaker, device (physical object)

Cardiac Pacemaker

pacemaker

Definitions

A battery-operated device that delivers electrical impulses to the heart to assist it to beat effectively.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C94198

ALT_DEFINITION

An electronic device that is implanted in the body to monitor heart rate and rhythm. It gives the heart electrical stimulation when it does not beat normally. It runs on batteries and has long, thin wires that connect it to the heart.

code

C94198

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193234

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006

Contributing_Source

mCode

DEFINITION

A battery-operated device that delivers electrical impulses to the heart to assist it to beat effectively.

FULL_SYN

cardiac pacemaker

artificial pacemaker

Cardiac pacemaker, device (physical object)

Cardiac Pacemaker

pacemaker

label

Cardiac Pacemaker

Preferred_Name

Cardiac Pacemaker

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C94198

Semantic_Type

Medical Device

UMLS_CUI

C0030163

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16830

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