extracorporeal

[ ek-struh-kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr- ]

adjective

1. occurring or situated outside the body, as a heart-lung machine used to oxygenate the blood during surgery.

extracorporeal

/ ˌɛkstrəkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. outside the body

Other Words From

• extra·cor·pore·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of extracorporeal¹

First recorded in 1860–65; extra- + corporeal

Example Sentences

But once a person’s heart and breathing have stopped, the best way to revive the person, doctors say, is by using a process known as extracorporeal rewarming — taking the blood from a person’s body, warming it externally, enriching it with oxygen, and pumping it back.

From New York Times

He cited one case in which a 16-year-old girl found without a pulse after hours in the cold had been declared dead before extracorporeal warming was attempted.

From New York Times

The study found patients requiring supplemental oxygen, mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were less likely to die or be discharged to hospice after taking dexamethasone within 48 hours of either their hospital admission or an “escalation in oxygen support.”

From Washington Times

She explained various medical procedures and the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine, or ECMO, that was keeping her alive.

From New York Times

The government investigation said doctors placed Dr. Li on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

From New York Times