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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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OTHER WORDS FROM extracorporeal
ex·tra·cor·po·re·al·ly, adverbWords nearby extracorporeal
extracellular matrix, extrachromosomal, extracode, extra-condensed, extraconstitutional, extracorporeal, extra cover, extract, extractant, extraction, extractions
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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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