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oxygenator

British  
/ ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪtə /

noun

  1. an apparatus that oxygenates the blood, esp while a patient is undergoing an operation

"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

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Ms Wang, another Beijing resident, and her family have pre-purchased Paxlovid before it becomes too expensive, as well as an oxygenator and pulse oximeter, for her grandfather-in-law.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2023

He can hook the baby up to a machine like the one that kept Georgia Bowen alive, an extracorporeal membrane oxygenator, or ECMO.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2018

He can hook the baby up to a machine like the one that kept Georgia Bowen alive, an extracorporeal membrane oxygenator, or Ecmo.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2018

The blood passes through a membrane oxygenator, in which oxygen is introduced and carbon dioxide removed, much like the exchange of gases that takes place in the lungs.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2013

But I don't need the oxygenator all the time.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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