pacu jantung
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Compound of pacu (literally “spur”) + jantung (“heart”). Compare French stimulateur cardiaque, Russian кардиостимуля́тор (kardiostimuljátor)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈpa.t͡ʃu ˈd͡ʒan.tʊŋ/
=== Noun ===
pacu jantung (plural pacu-pacu jantung)
(cardiology) pacemaker: A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker
==== Synonyms ====
perentak jantung (Standard Malay)
=== Further reading ===
“pacu jantung”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016