extracorporeal circulation
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ex·tra·cor·po·re·al cir·cu·la·tion
the circulation of blood outside of the body through a machine that temporarily assumes an organ's functions, for example, through a heart-lung machine or artificial kidney.
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ex·tra·cor·po·re·al cir·cu·la·tion
(eks'tră-kōr-pōr'ē-ăl sĭr'kyū-lā'shŭn)The circulation of blood outside of the body through a machine that temporarily assumes an organ's functions (e.g., through a heart-lung machine or artificial kidney).
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extracorporeal circulation
Circulation of blood outside the body. This may be through an artificial kidney or a heart-lung device.
See also: circulation
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