heart-lung machine

[ hahrt-luhng ]

noun

1. 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

1. a machine used to maintain the circulation and oxygenation of the blood during heart surgery

heart-lung machine

1. An apparatus through which blood is temporarily diverted, especially during heart surgery, in order to oxygenate and pump it, thus maintaining circulation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heart-lung machine¹

First recorded in 1955–60