🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

心肺机

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xīnfèi jī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Heart-Lung Machine/hɑrt lʌŋ məˈʃin/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"外科医生在手术中使用了心肺机。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A medical device that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery.

    "The surgeon relied on the heart-lung machine to maintain blood circulation during the complex operation."
  2. 2

    A device used in cardiopulmonary bypass procedures.

    "During the procedure, the heart-lung machine oxygenated the blood and pumped it back into the patient's body."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'heart-lung machine' originated in the mid-20th century, combining 'heart' from Old English 'heorte' and 'lung' from Old English 'lungen', with 'machine' derived from Latin 'machina'. The phrase evolved to describe a device that takes over the functions of the heart and lungs during surgery.

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