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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

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Other Words From

  • extra·cor·pore·al·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of extracorporeal1

First recorded in 1860–65; extra- + corporeal

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