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

Example Sentences

Doctors put the patient on a heart-lung machine before surgeons remove the heart—except for the back walls of the atria.

From The Daily Beast

They're keeping a patient alive with a heart-lung machine right now, and they can't finish the job.

From Project Gutenberg

Ten minutes later he rose from the control table and threw the switch to stop the heart-lung machine.

From Project Gutenberg

Try to use local blocks as much as you can, and have the heart-lung machine ready well in advance.

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