| extracorporeal membrane o. |
a technique for providing respiratory support by circulating the blood through an artificial lung consisting of two compartments separated by a gas-permeable membrane, with the blood on one side and the ventilating gas on the other; used in newborns and occasionally in adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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| extracorporeal shock wave l. |
a procedure for treating urinary calculi in the upper urinary tract and gallstones: the patient may be either immersed in a large tub of water or placed in contact with a water cushion; a high-energy shock wave generated by a high-voltage spark, electromagnetic impulse, or piezoelectric generator is focused by an ellipsoid reflector on the stone, which disintegrates into particles small enough to be expelled from the organ.
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| extracorporeal membrane oxygenator |
ABBR: ECMO. An external device that oxygenates blood delivered to it from the body and then returns it to the patient. It has been used experimentally in patients with acute respiratory failure. It has also be
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| extracorporeal photochemotherapy |
The exposure of blood that is temporarily removed from the body to ultraviolet A radiation. This is used to treat several diseases, including pemphigus vulgaris and cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
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| extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy |
ABBR: ESWL. The fragmentation of kidney stones with an extracorporeal shock-wave lithotriptor.
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