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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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Linda Lavin died of cardiopulmonary arrest with the underlying cause being lung cancer, according to her death certificate obtained by Fox News Digital.
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Brie Stimson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
According to a death certificate obtained by TMZ and reviewed by PEOPLE, the Alice star died after suffering cardiopulmonary arrest with lung cancer as an underlying cause.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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.
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Cardiopulmonary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiopulmonary. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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
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