cardiopulmonary
adjective
car·dio·pul·mo·nary
ˌkär-dē-ō-ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē 
-ˈpəl-
: of or relating to the heart and lungs
Examples of cardiopulmonary in a Sentence
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Instead, the death was deemed a homicide due to cardiopulmonary arrest resulting from neck compression and restraint with a Taser.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
The official causes of Shakur’s death were respiratory failure and cardiopulmonary arrest associated with multiple gunshot wounds.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
The studies relied on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to measure exercise capacity—specifically their peak oxygen consumption (V̇o2).
—Korin Miller, Health, 15 Feb. 2023
Of the four cases, only three had surgery at the hospital, and they were done in different operating rooms, with different cardiopulmonary bypass heater-cooler devices, which help control a patient's temperature during surgery.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2023
Smith, who was a runner at Wake Forest, moved to Dallas in September to start a cardiopulmonary residency.
—Peter Warren, Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022
According to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the heart-lung machine adds oxygen to the blood, pumps or circulates the blood through both the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit and the patient, and removes excess carbon dioxide from the blood.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021
Elderly Woman Declared Dead in Ecuador Shockingly Comes Back to Life, Banging on Coffin During Her Wake Montoya was brought to the hospital June 9 after suffering cardiopulmonary arrest and a possible stroke, according to the Associated Press.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 19 June 2023
Four other medical experts offered similar testimony for the state: Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by low oxygen levels from prone restraint and positional asphyxia.
—Ray Sanchez, Eric Levenson and Aaron Cooper, CNN, 16 Apr. 2021
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
The official causes of Shakur’s death were respiratory failure and cardiopulmonary arrest associated with multiple gunshot wounds.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
The studies relied on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to measure exercise capacity—specifically their peak oxygen consumption (V̇o2).
—Korin Miller, Health, 15 Feb. 2023
Of the four cases, only three had surgery at the hospital, and they were done in different operating rooms, with different cardiopulmonary bypass heater-cooler devices, which help control a patient's temperature during surgery.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2023
Smith, who was a runner at Wake Forest, moved to Dallas in September to start a cardiopulmonary residency.
—Peter Warren, Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022
According to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the heart-lung machine adds oxygen to the blood, pumps or circulates the blood through both the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit and the patient, and removes excess carbon dioxide from the blood.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021
Elderly Woman Declared Dead in Ecuador Shockingly Comes Back to Life, Banging on Coffin During Her Wake Montoya was brought to the hospital June 9 after suffering cardiopulmonary arrest and a possible stroke, according to the Associated Press.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 19 June 2023
Four other medical experts offered similar testimony for the state: Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by low oxygen levels from prone restraint and positional asphyxia.
—Ray Sanchez, Eric Levenson and Aaron Cooper, CNN, 16 Apr. 2021
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1879, in the meaning defined above
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cardiopulmonary
adjective
car·dio·pul·mo·nary
ˈkärd-ē-ō-ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē
-ˈpəl-
: of or relating to the heart and lungs
Medical Definition
cardiopulmonary
adjective
car·dio·pul·mo·nary
ˌkärd-ē-ō-ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē, -ˈpəl-
: of or relating to the heart and lungs
the cardiopulmonary system
a cardiopulmonary bypass that diverts blood from the entrance to the right atrium through an oxygenator directly to the aorta
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