oxygenator
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Related to oxygenator: Membrane oxygenator, bubble oxygenator
ox·y·gen·ate
(ŏk′sĭ-jə-nāt′) also ox·y·gen·ize (-jə-nīz′)tr.v. ox·y·gen·at·ed, ox·y·gen·at·ing, ox·y·gen·ates also ox·y·gen·ized or ox·y·gen·iz·ing or ox·y·gen·iz·es
To treat, combine, or infuse with oxygen.
ox′y·gen·a′tion n.
ox′y·gen·a′tor n.
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oxygenator
(ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪtə)n
(Medicine) an apparatus that oxygenates the blood, esp while a patient is undergoing an operation
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Translations
oxygenator
n. oxigenador, instrumento para oxigenar la sangre gen. usado durante cirugía.
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