Main Entry:
1en·train
Function:
transitive verb
Etymology:
Middle French entrainer, from en- + trainer to draw, drag — more at train
Date:
1568
1 : to draw along with or after oneself 2 : to draw in and transport (as solid particles or gas) by the flow of a fluid 3 : to incorporate (air bubbles) into concrete 4 : to determine or modify the phase or period of
— en·train·er noun
— en·train·ment Listen to the pronunciation of entrainment \-ˈtrān-mənt\ noun
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entrain (en·train) (en-trān´) to modulate the cardiac rhythm by gaining control of the rate of the pacemaker, cardiac or ectopic, with an external stimulus.
entrainment (en·train·ment) (en-trān´mənt) 1. a technique for identifying the slowest pacing necessary to terminate an arrhythmia, particularly atrial flutter; as the pacing rate is slowly increased incrementally, the electrocardiographic appearance of the flutter waves shifts incrementally away from a flutter morphology until the arrhythmia is terminated. 2. the synchronization and control of cardiac rhythm by an external stimulus.
(Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary )
Siehe auch: jdm auf ein Medikament einstellen
