subsidiary atrial pacemaker

[ səb-sĭd′ē-ĕr′ē ]

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A secondary source for rhythmic control of the heart, available for controlling cardiac activity if the sinoatrial pacemaker fails.

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AirAsia Indonesia, which operated Flight 8501, is the Indonesian subsidiary of AirAsia, which is based in Malaysia.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And this week CNPC agreed to buy 10 percent of Vankorneft, a Rosneft subsidiary, which operates the lucrative Vankor oil field.
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Rolls Royce Motor Cars is a subsidiary of BMW, who make the engines.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In DBS, a neurosurgeon implants electrodes in the brain that attach to a “pacemaker” for the brain.
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Nestlé, the Swiss owner of sausage-making subsidiary Herta, told The Daily Beast they would launch an appeal.
Germany’s Sausage Cartel is the Wurst|Nico Hines|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beaten on the main issue, Mr. Bradlaugh was successful, however, on the subsidiary one.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh|George W. Foote
An awful subsidiary fear whispered him that if he were hurt, he should disgrace himself by weeping.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
In other words, it is the old dodge of forming subsidiary companies for the purpose of hiding the identity of the real owners.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Whenever a business assumes certain proportions, subsidiary businesses spring up to cater to the needs of the larger enterprise.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Nay, Cumberland has made his odes subsidiary to the fame of another man.
Art in England|Dutton Cook