HEART-LUNG MACHINE Definition & Meaning

heart-lung machine

[ hahrt-luhng ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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

heart-lung machine

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

heart-lung machine

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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First recorded in 1955–60

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

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Once she was weaned off the heart-lung machine, she discovered she had missed a major life event while under sedation: She had a son.

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Then a group of Yale scientists pumped a custom-made solution into the dead pigs’ bodies with a device similar to a heart-lung machine.

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On Monday, Bennett was breathing on his own but still connected to a heart-lung machine.

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

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