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

Recent Examples on the Web

This means that millions of people living in these areas are more likely to suffer from asthma and other respiratory conditions such as cardiopulmonary disease. —Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

The center will also provide advanced heart failure services, cardiopulmonary testing and treatment, EKG and electrophysiologic testing, transesophageal echocardiogram procedures and vein and vascular testing, among other services, according to the release. —Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2025

According to a death certificate obtained by PEOPLE, the actor’s death was a result of cardiopulmonary arrest and prostate cancer. —Liza Esquibias, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025

While fitness may be determined in various ways, the best way is by checking what is known as peak oxygen uptake, or VO2 max, through a specialized evaluation called a cardiopulmonary exercise test. —William Cornwell, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cardiopulmonary

• cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Rhymes for cardiopulmonary

• beneficiary
• bronchopulmonary
• evolutionary
• expeditionary
• extramedullary
• extraordinary
• extrapulmonary
• genitourinary
• geostationary
• hepatobiliary
• illocutionary
• insurrectionary

Kids Definition

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