Pronunciation: (pās'mā"kur),[key] —n. 1. pacesetter.
2. Med.an electronic device implanted beneath the skin for providing a normal heartbeat by electrical stimulation of the heart muscle, used in certain heart conditions.
3. Anat.,Physiol.any specialized tissue that governs a rhythmic or cyclic biological activity, as the sinoatrial node of the heart that controls heartbeat.