Extracorporeal


[ek-struh-kawr-pawr-ee-uh l, -pohr-] /ˌɛk strə kɔrˈpɔr i əl, -ˈpoʊr-/

adjective
1.
occurring or situated outside the body, as a heart-lung machine used to oxygenate the blood during surgery.
/ˌɛkstrəkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl/
adjective
1.
outside the body

extracorporeal ex·tra·cor·po·re·al (ěk’strə-kôr-pôr’ē-əl)
adj.
Situated or occurring outside the body.

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