- heart-lung apparatus
- heart-lung apparatus (machine)Herz-Lungen-Maschine f, HLM
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
Heart-lung machine — A machine that does the work both of the heart (pump blood) and the lungs (oxygenate the blood). Used, for example, in open heart surgery. Blood returning to the heart is diverted through the machine before returning it to the arterial… … Medical dictionary
heart-lung machine — an apparatus for taking over temporarily the functions of both the heart and the lungs during heart surgery. It incorporates a pump, to maintain the circulation, and equipment to oxygenate the blood. Blood is taken from the body by tubes inserted … The new mediacal dictionary
heart-lungmachine — heart lung machine (härtʹlŭngʹ) n. An apparatus through which blood is temporarily diverted, especially during heart surgery, to oxygenate it and pump it throughout the body, thus maintaining circulation until the heart and lungs are able to… … Universalium
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extracorporeal circulation — the circulation of blood outside the body, as through a heart lung apparatus for carbon dioxide–oxygen exchange, or through an artificial kidney for removal of substances usually excreted in the urine … Medical dictionary
ex|tra|cor|po|re|al — «EHKS truh kr PR ee uhl, POHR », adjective. outside the body: »He is being honored for his pioneering efforts in the field of extracorporeal circulation, which resulted in the development of a heart lung apparatus (Science) … Useful english dictionary
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Cardiopulmonary bypass — (CPB) is a technique that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery, maintaining the circulation of blood and the oxygen content of the body. The CPB pump itself is often referred to as a Heart Lung Machine or the… … Wikipedia