Medical Definition of Heart-assist devices

1. Small pumps, often implantable, designed for temporarily assisting the heart, usually the left ventricle, to pump blood; they consist of a pumping chamber and a power source, which may be partially or totally external to the body and activated by electromagnetic motors; the devices are used after myocardial infarction or to wean the repaired heart from the heart-lung machine after open-heart surgery. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heart-assist Devices

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hearsay evidence
hearsay rule
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hearsiest
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Hearst
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heart-assist devices (current term)
heart-eating
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heart-lung machine
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heart-shaped uterus
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