Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heart-lung machine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: heart-lung -ma-chine
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The machine used in cardiopulmonary bypass to take over the function of a patient's heart and lungs during surgery.

Inflected Forms

heart-lung machines (plural)

Questions

What does heart-lung machine mean?: The machine used in cardiopulmonary bypass to take over the function of a patient's heart and lungs during surgery.

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