heart-lung machine

American  

[hahrt-luhng] / ˈhɑrtˈlʌŋ /

noun

1. a device through which blood is shunted temporarily for oxygenation during surgery, while the heart or a lung is being repaired.

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heart-lung machine British  

noun

1. a machine used to maintain the circulation and oxygenation of the blood during heart surgery

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heart-lung machine Scientific  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of heart-lung machine

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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heart-lung machine

Mr. Nelson is a former heart surgeon who helped develop a heart-lung machine to support the first open-heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

Since the transplant, David Bennett had been connected to a heart-lung machine to support his new heart.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2022

Baisey’s circulation was now reduced to two tubes that fed out behind the surgeon and into a heart-lung machine.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2019

To facilitate surgery, Dr. Johnson made another breakthrough by temporarily stopping the heart and slowing the body’s metabolism by cooling and circulating the blood through a heart-lung machine.

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2016

Ten minutes later he rose from the control table and threw the switch to stop the heart-lung machine.

From Star Surgeon by Alan Edward Nourse