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Definition of heart-lung machine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heart-lung machine

noun

/ˌhɑːt ˈlʌŋ məʃiːn/

/ˌhɑːrt ˈlʌŋ məʃiːn/

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a machine that replaces the functions of the heart and lungs, for example during a medical operation on the heart

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