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heart-lung machine
[ hahrt-luhng ]
noun
- a device through which blood is shunted temporarily for oxygenation during surgery, while the heart or a lung is being repaired.
heart-lung machine
noun
- a machine used to maintain the circulation and oxygenation of the blood during heart surgery
heart-lung machine
- An apparatus through which blood is temporarily diverted, especially during heart surgery, in order to oxygenate and pump it, thus maintaining circulation.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heart-lung machine1
First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences
Doctors put the patient on a heart-lung machine before surgeons remove the heart—except for the back walls of the atria.
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They're keeping a patient alive with a heart-lung machine right now, and they can't finish the job.
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Ten minutes later he rose from the control table and threw the switch to stop the heart-lung machine.
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Try to use local blocks as much as you can, and have the heart-lung machine ready well in advance.
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