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
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: meat hook: a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: 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
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: rabbit: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: phonetics: the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: athletic facility: a facility for athletic events
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: council: a body serving in an administrative capacity
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: earthball: any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: magnetohydrodynamics: the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal)
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: helicon: a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: whimper: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way