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Definition of Heart-lung machine
1. Noun. A pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body.
Medical Definition of Heart-lung machine
1. A combination blood pump and blood oxygenator used for temporary periods of time in cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac surgery. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heart-lung Machine
Literary usage of Heart-lung machine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Capital (1888)
"... to supply blood to the brain; after this, the body was transferred to a
heart-lung machine and the body temperature lowered to eight degrees Centigrade. ..."
2. Assisted Suicide edited by Michael Bilirakis (1998)
"... pneumonia, or deciding that it is not appropriate to place a 95-year old person
on a heart- lung machine, which is also an act of commission. ..."
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