(n.) One who, or that which, paces; especially, a horse that paces.
Example Sentences:
(1) No patient had rejection before the pacer implantation.
(2) Myopotential inhibition of demand pacemakers is a common phenomenon and is responsible for a greater degree of morbidity and possible mortality in patients with pacers.
(3) 3.19am BST Pacers 49-66 Heat - 4:47 remaining, 3rd quarter So yeah, this is not how Indiana wanted to start things.
(4) 2.59am BST Tweets fredrik nygren (@fredriknygren) @HunterFelt Can the Pacers sign Jason Kidd for the rest of this game so he can at least not turn the ball over?
(5) A case of endocarditis associated with six entrapped endocardial pacer leads is presented.
(6) The Pacers don't look capable of winning a seven-game series against anyone, if their late-season struggles continue to bleed into the postseason.
(7) Indiana Pacers 106-99 New York Knicks Pacers win series 4-2 The Indiana Pacers will face the Miami Heat in their first NBA Eastern Conference finals since 2004 after extinguishing the New York Knicks' championship aspirations 106-99 in Game Six.
(8) For example, the Pacers lost 107-97 , at home on Tuesday, in a game where their starting center Roy Hibbert's disappearing act reached nearly-comical levels as he racked up 0 points, 0 rebounds, 1 meager assist and four personal fouls in 12 minutes of playing time.
(9) Standardbred pacers were studied at four different nominated speeds and selected gait kinematics were analysed to determine factors which contribute to pacing speed.
(10) 3.03am BST Pacers 40-54 Heat - 11:21 remaining, 3rd Quarter George Hill hits a three pointer right out of the gate, absolutely necessary for Indiana, but there's no stopping Miami on the other end as Chalmers makes a layup.
(11) After their previous season ended in their Game Seven loss to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, a road game for them, the Pacers have come to realize that home field advantage can mean the difference between a championship and disappointment .
(12) When the RP is retriggered three times in the course of a single pacemaker cycle, the pacer varies its mode of functioning, being the pacing rate increased to a value identical to the magnet rate.
(13) The Fontan patients have a higher incidence of symptomatic dysrhythmias, hospitalizations, and antidysrhythmic medication requirements after pacer insertion.
(14) In retrospect at least, we can easily track the Pacers' gradual improvement over the last few seasons, this was a team that gave the Miami Heat pressure in the 2012 playoffs and then took them to a Game 7 in the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals.
(15) Whatever play the Pacers drew up during the timeout wasn't meant to be because instead, Indiana's George Hill immediately turned it over.
(16) The Heat settled for the East's second seed, after they conceded first place to the Pacers.
(17) Evaluation of candidates for implantable devices, both pacers and defibrillators, is provided, together with the long-term results and the likely future role of such devices.
(18) Average life of pacers varies from 8.5 to 28.3 months; the average life of fixed rate pacers is higher.
(19) 382 pace-makers were used in these 52 patients: the average life of every pacer was 20 months.
(20) In the Eastern Conference, the Bulls played without Derrick Rose, the Celtics didn't have Rajon Rondo and the Pacers were without Danny Granger.
Sprinter
Definition:
(n.) One who sprints; one who runs in sprint races; as, a champion sprinter.
Example Sentences:
(1) In 2008 the brand ran a campaign timed to coincide with the Olympic handover from Beijing to London featuring 2012 hopefuls including basketballer Luol Deng, middle-distance runner Emily Pidgeon and sprinter Ashlee Nelson.
(2) Contingent negative variation (CNV) and reaction time were examined in four groups of eight young adult men: controls, witnesses, students in physical and athletic education, and sprinters.
(3) Distance runners had a lower heart rate than either sprinters or untrained subjects.
(4) These days it is hard for sprinters in Kenya because of the lack of coaching and facilities, but someone like Bett comes from a part of Kenya that is known down through the years for producing hurdlers, so it is not a big surprise in that sense.
(5) The peak torque values of the flexor and extensor muscle groups of the hip, knee, and ankle joints of the lower extremities were tested in a group of elite male and female sprinters.
(6) No significant differences were observed between sprinters and volley-ball players.
(7) The left atrial diameter was apparently greater in the endurance runners than in the sprinters or control subjects (P less than 0.001), whereas that of the sprinters did not differ from normal.
(8) Control specimens from sprinters who did not perform the acute exercise routine also displayed structural deviations, although to a lesser degree.
(9) In the past few days the sprinter has been almost routinely compared with Muhammad Ali.
(10) The sprinters had been expected to provide fireworks at the Tour, but the match never happened, because of Cavendish’s finish-straight crash in Harrogate on day one.
(11) The neural activation (iEMG) and selected stride characteristics of six male sprinters were studied for 100-, 200-, 300- and 400-m experimental sprints, which were run according to the velocity in the 400 m. Blood lactate (BLa) was analysed and drop jumps were performed with EMG registration at rest and after each sprint.
(12) When you realise that the total distance covered each day can be up to 100km, and bear in mind that pedalling speed is vital for a sprinter such as Cavendish, the benefits of riding the Sixes seem obvious, particularly with the 2015 season so close; Cavendish will kick off on 19 January in Argentina.
(13) British Cycling’s technical director, Shane Sutton, has categorically denied that the sprinter Jess Varnish was dropped from the squad because of her public criticism of the coaches in early March following the women’s team sprint duo’s failure to qualify for the Rio Olympics, and reiterated that Varnish had been dropped on performance grounds.
(14) The Patriots gave up a seventh-round pick plus the rights to Jeff Demps, the Olympic sprinter who claimed a silver medal in the 4x100m relay at London 2012 , in order to obtain Blount from the Buccaneers in April of last year.
(15) A cinematographic recording of the movements of the lower limbs together with simultaneous emg tracings from nine lower limb muscles were obtained from two male track sprinters during three phases of a 100 m sprint run.
(16) Inside, there were articles entitled “Confused on currency?” and a centre spread giving readers “10 reasons why staying in the UK gives Scots the best of both world.” The back page was devoted to ‘sport’ with articles quoting both Sir Alex Ferguson and sprinter Brian Whittle voicing support for Scotland remaining part of the UK.
(17) The relationship between muscle fibre composition and fibre conduction velocity was investigated in 19 male track athletes, 12 sprinters and 7 distance runners, aged 20-24 years, using needle biopsy samples from vastus lateralis.
(18) "I will never be able to be back to being the sprinter that I used to be," says the former schoolboy athlete ruefully, "but I want to be fitter.
(19) These findings indicate that the sprinters and rowers possess elevated buffering capabilities and carnosine levels compared with marathon runners and untrained subjects.
(20) Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt says he may switch to other disciplines such as the long jump after the 2012 Olympic Games.