heart-lung machine
a device through which blood is shunted temporarily for oxygenation during surgery, while the heart or a lung is being repaired.
Origin of heart-lung machine
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How to use heart-lung machine in a sentence
Doctors put the patient on a heart-lung machine before surgeons remove the heart—except for the back walls of the atria.
They're keeping a patient alive with a heart-lung machine right now, and they can't finish the job.
Star Surgeon | Alan NourseTen minutes later he rose from the control table and threw the switch to stop the heart-lung machine.
Star Surgeon | Alan NourseTry to use local blocks as much as you can, and have the heart-lung machine ready well in advance.
Star Surgeon | Alan Nourse
British Dictionary definitions for heart-lung machine
a machine used to maintain the circulation and oxygenation of the blood during heart surgery
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Scientific definitions for heart-lung machine
An apparatus through which blood is temporarily diverted, especially during heart surgery, in order to oxygenate and pump it, thus maintaining circulation.
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