This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
extracorporeal
[ ek-struh-kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr- ]
/ ˌɛk strə kɔrˈpɔr i əl, -ˈpoʊr- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adjective
occurring or situated outside the body, as a heart-lung machine used to oxygenate the blood during surgery.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
OTHER WORDS FROM extracorporeal
ex·tra·cor·po·re·al·ly, adverbWords nearby extracorporeal
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
How to use extracorporeal in a sentence
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.
COVID-19 Is Forcing Us to Talk About Rationing Health Care in the U.S. Again. Could We Have Avoided This?|Alice Park|September 10, 2021|Time
British Dictionary definitions for extracorporeal
extracorporeal
/ (ˌɛkstrəkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl) /
adjective
outside the body
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for extracorporeal
extracorporeal
[ ĕk′strə-kôr-pôr′ē-əl ]
adj.
Situated or occurring outside the body.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.