ALL meanings of heart-lung machine
heart-lung machine
H h - noun heart-lung machine a device through which blood is shunted temporarily for oxygenation during surgery, while the heart or a lung is being repaired. 1
- noun heart-lung machine The machine used in cardiopulmonary bypass to take over the function of a patient's heart and lungs during surgery. 0
- noun heart-lung machine a machine used to maintain the circulation and oxygenation of the blood during heart surgery 0
- noun heart-lung machine a mechanical device that pumps and oxygenates blood: it is used during open-heart surgery, lung surgery, etc. to divert the patient's blood around the heart and lungs 0