pump-oxygenator /pump-oxy·gen·a·tor/ (pump´ok´sĭ-jin-āt″er) an apparatus consisting of a blood pump and oxygenator, plus filters and traps, for saturating the blood with oxygen during heart surgery.
pump-ox·y·gen·a·tor (p mp- k s -j -n  tr)n. A mechanical device that can substitute for both the heart and lungs during open-heart surgery. |
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