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CARDIOPULMONARY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions

Example:

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Synonyms:

cardiopulmonary; cardiorespiratory

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

heart (the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body)

lung (either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood)

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 Context examples: 

This includes use of cardiopulmonary bypass, left ventricular assist device (LVAD), intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) and/or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

(Mechanical Circulatory Support, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(CPR, NCI Dictionary)

Among the items analysed in the study were plastic syringes and tubes for the intravenous administration of fluids or parenteral nutrition; plastic nasogastric and enteral feeding tubes; oxygen masks and endotracheal tubes; and a wide range of cardiopulmonary bypass circuits, dressings, bandages, and electrodes.

(Babies in neonatal intensive care units are exposed to harmful chemical substances found in plastic, University of Granada)