cardiopulmonary
adjective
car·dio·pul·mo·nary
ˌkär-dē-ō-ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē 
-ˈpəl-
: of or relating to the heart and lungs
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Not that Pula didn’t have regrets, and that doesn’t seem to include a love a good beer that probably contributed to the liver disease and cardiopulmonary failure that took his life.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
The researchers also identified an 18 percent rise in the likelihood that patients went to the doctor for cardiopulmonary complications on those days.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
The manner of Whitfield’s death was homicide, and the cause of his death was cardiopulmonary arrest in the setting of law enforcement, prone restraint, and conductive electrical weapon use.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2024
The contributing causes included acute intoxication by cocaine and alcohol and cardiopulmonary arrest, per the outlet.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
The researchers also identified an 18 percent rise in the likelihood that patients went to the doctor for cardiopulmonary complications on those days.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
The manner of Whitfield’s death was homicide, and the cause of his death was cardiopulmonary arrest in the setting of law enforcement, prone restraint, and conductive electrical weapon use.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2024
The contributing causes included acute intoxication by cocaine and alcohol and cardiopulmonary arrest, per the outlet.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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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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