artificial heart

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Definition of artificial heart in English English dictionary: Machine or mechanical pump that maintains blood circulation in the human body. The heart-lung machine, a mechanical pump, can maintain circulation for a few hours while the heart is stopped for surgery. It shunts blood away from the heart, oxygenates it, and returns it to the body. No device has yet been developed for total, long-term replacement of the heart; existing artificial hearts reduce the heart's workload by pumping between beats or acting as an auxiliary ventricle and are suitable only as temporary replacements in patients awaiting transplant. See also pacemaker; a pump that replaces the natural heart

artificial heart

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ar·ti·fi·cial heart

ärtıfîşıl härt

/ˌärtəˈfəsʜəl ˈhärt/ /ˌɑːrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈhɑːrt/

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