extracorporeal
/ek-struh-kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr-/US // ˌɛk strə kɔrˈpɔr i əl, -ˈpoʊr- //UK // (ˌɛkstrəkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl) //
体外,体外循环,体外的,体外型
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : occurring or situated outside the body, as a heart-lung machine used to oxygenate the blood during surgery.
Examples
For patients who can’t breathe well, extracorporeal membrane oxygen machines act as a mechanical set of heart and lungs to pump oxygenated blood through the body, similar to the heart-lung bypass machines surgeons use during heart bypass surgery.
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