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heart-lung machine
noun[ C ]
uk /hɑːtˈlʌŋ məˈʃiːn/ us /hɑːrtˈlʌŋ məˈʃiːn/
a machine that sends blood and oxygen around someone's body when their heart is not working, usually because it has been stopped for a medical operation: 心肺机
The patient is put on a heart-lung machine to keep the body oxygenated.给病人用上了心肺机，以保证身体供氧。
The new technique can be done without stopping the heart and using a heart-lung machine.
The surgery requires patients to be hooked to a heart-lung machine, which pumps blood and oxygen while the heart is out of commission.
A study showed that many patients who were on a heart-lung machine during bypass surgery suffered a decline in mental abilities later.
This technique can be done during surgery on a "beating" heart, in which the patient is not hooked up to a heart-lung machine.
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