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perfusionist


per·fu·sion·ist

noun \(ˌ)pər-ˈfyü-zhə-nist\

Definition of PERFUSIONIST

: a certified medical technician responsible for extracorporeal oxygenation of the blood during open-heart surgery and for the operation and maintenance of equipment (as a heart-lung machine) controlling it

First Known Use of PERFUSIONIST

1964

Rhymes with PERFUSIONIST

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