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extracorporeal

Definition of extracorporeal

adjective

chiefly Surgery
  • situated or occurring outside the body: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • denoting a technique of lithotripsy using shock waves generated externally.

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Definition of extracorporeal in the US English dictionary
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