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artificial heart

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noun

any of various four-chambered devices, modeled on the human heart, that pump blood by attachment to a power source and that are constructed for temporary external use or for implantation as a temporary or permanent heart replacement.

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artificial heart

Mr Robert's proudest product is the engine for the world's only medically-registered artificial heart.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

Trace has gone missing along with the artificial heart prototype.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025

"We envision pairing this with the left ventricle to make a fully tunable, artificial heart, that could potentially function in people," Roche says.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023

French artificial heart maker Carmat on Monday said supply issues meant it would miss its previously announced full-year sales target and warned it could run out cash by the end of October.

From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2023

I mentioned that the shrewdest of the party boasted about making an artificial heart.

From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Jean Macé

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