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extracorporeal
[ ek-struh-kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr- ]
adjective
- occurring or situated outside the body, as a heart-lung machine used to oxygenate the blood during surgery.
extracorporeal
/ ˌɛkstrəkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl /
adjective
- outside the body
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Other Words From
- extra·cor·pore·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extracorporeal1
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Example Sentences
For patients who can’t breathe well, extracorporeal membrane oxygen machines act as a mechanical set of heart and lungs to pump oxygenated blood through the body, similar to the heart-lung bypass machines surgeons use during heart bypass surgery.
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