Term: heart-lung machine: a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body
Candidate hypernym: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose → 1
Candidate hypernym: meat hook: a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung → 0
Candidate hypernym: wilton: a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile → 0
Candidate hypernym: rabbit: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food → 0
Candidate hypernym: phonetics: the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis → 0
Candidate hypernym: athletic facility: a facility for athletic events → 0
Candidate hypernym: council: a body serving in an administrative capacity → 0
Candidate hypernym: earthball: any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles → 0
Candidate hypernym: magnetohydrodynamics: the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal) → 0
Candidate hypernym: helicon: a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician → 0
Candidate hypernym: whimper: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way → 0