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Medical Definition of Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
1. Application of a life support system that circulates the blood through an oxygenating system, which may consist of a pump, a membrane oxygenator, and a heat exchanger. Examples of its use are to assist victims of smoke inhalation injury, respiratory failure, and cardiac failure. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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