Subsidiary atrial pacemaker
subsidiary atrial pacemaker sub·sid·i·ar·y atrial pacemaker (səb-sĭd’ē-ěr’ē)
n.
A secondary source for rhythmic control of the heart, available for controlling cardiac activity if the sinoatrial pacemaker fails.
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