bypass, cardiopulmonary
 

* 1.Bypass of the heart and lungs as, for example, in open heart surgery. Blood returning to the heart is diverted through a heart-lung machine (a pump-oxygenator) before returning it to the arterial circulation. The machine does the work both of the heart (pump blood) and the lungs (supply red blood cells with oxygen)

English Related Words* cardiopulmonary

* cardiopulmonary arrest

* cardiopulmonary bypass

* cardiopulmonary exercise

* cardiopulmonary resuscitation

* cardiopulmonary resusitation (cpr)