cardiopulmonaryadj.
/ˌkɑːdɪə(ʊ)ˈpʌlmən(ə)ri/, /ˌkɑːdɪə(ʊ)ˈpʊlmən(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌkɑrdioʊˈpəlməˌnɛri/ Of or relating to the heart and lungs.
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the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > [adjective] > lungs
spirital1568
pulmonic1661
pneumonic1668
pulmonary1668
pulmonical1670
pulmonal1748
pleuropulmonary1829
pneumogastric1838
cardiopulmonary1879
broncho-cavernous1890
pneumic1895
intrapulmonary1898
heart-lung1908
intrapulmonic1923
ventilatory1946
pulmonar1977
the world > life > the body > vascular system > heart > [adjective]
cardiaca1398
cardiala1413
cordial?a1450
cardiacal?1570
heartward1667
cardine1771
cardiorenal1854
cardiorespiratory1857
intracardial1876
cardiopulmonary1879
intracardiac1887
cardiodiaphragmatic1907
heart-lung1908
1879 London Med. Rec. 15 June 230/2 The second [form of dyspnœa] has been attributed to cardio-pulmonary troubles.
1959 Times 14 Oct. 14/5 A cardio-pulmonary research centre.
2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 June (Week in Review section) 7/3 (advt.) The division has a..full pulmonary function laboratory with bronchoprovocation and cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
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cardiopulmonary bypass n. the diversion of blood flow away from the heart and lungs by means of a pump which oxygenates the blood and circulates it to the rest of the body, used esp. during cardiac surgery; an instance of this.
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1956 C. W. Lillehei et al. in Dis. Chest 30 123 This transition [to open surgery on the heart] has been accelerated by the development of an expendable and efficient oxygenator which is used in conjunction with an equally simple pump to permit total cardiopulmonary by-pass in patients of all sizes.
1967 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 67 1639/1 Although the early operations [sc. pulmonary embolectomies] were performed without cardiopulmonary bypass, the operation probably should not be done without benefit of this invaluable assist.
2010 Jewish Chron. 15 Oct. (Health & Wellbeing Suppl.) 4/4 TAVI [= transcatheter aortic valve implantation] is performed on a patient's beating heart without the need for a sternotomy or cardiopulmonary bypass.
cardiopulmonary resuscitation n. emergency treatment designed to restore circulatory and respiratory function, esp. after cardiac arrest, typically consisting of repeated cycles of cardiac massage and artificial respiration.Abbreviated CPR.
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1958 H. E. Stephenson Cardiac Arrest & Resuscitation v. 150 May we stress again that under no circumstances should cardio-pulmonary resuscitation be delayed by waiting for an anesthetist or an endotracheal tube.
1990 Denver Mag. Mar. 11/3 Friends pulled him from the river and started cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
2021 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 15 Jan. Because of her experience as a physician, she also tried to intervene when they started to give her son cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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