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HEART-LUNG MACHINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heart-lung machine mean?
• HEART-LUNG MACHINE (noun)
The noun HEART-LUNG MACHINE has 1 sense:
1. a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body
Familiarity information: HEART-LUNG MACHINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("heart-lung machine" is a kind of...):
pump (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)
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