extracorporeal

[ ek-struh-kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr- ]

/ ˌɛk strə kɔrˈpɔr i əl, -ˈpoʊr- /

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adjective

occurring or situated outside the body, as a heart-lung machine used to oxygenate the blood during surgery.

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Origin of extracorporeal

First recorded in 1860–65; extra- + corporeal

OTHER WORDS FROM extracorporeal

ex·tra·cor·po·re·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby extracorporeal

extracellular matrix, extrachromosomal, extracode, extra-condensed, extraconstitutional, extracorporeal, extra cover, extract, extractant, extraction, extractions

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.
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British Dictionary definitions for extracorporeal

extracorporeal

/ (ˌɛkstrəkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

outside the body

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